Accession Number:

AD1018720

Title:

Next-Generation Long-Range Strike: Combating the Tyranny of Distance

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air War College Air University Maxwell AFB United States

Personal Author(s):

• Brunner,Christopher J.

Report Date:

2011-02-16

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

Adversary Anti-AccessArea-Denial A2AD capabilities are reducing the efficacy of U.S. land and carrier based short-range strike systems placing U.S. strategy in the Pacific and the Middle East at risk. A lack of forward basing combined with an ever increasing mobile ballistic missile threat to the Navys carriers will most likely ensure that U.S. forces will have to overcome enormous distances in order to provide a direct attack capability to the combatant commander. Moreover, the preponderance of U.S. long-range strike assets, the legacy bomber fleet, is old, getting harder to maintain, and is becoming increasingly unable to penetrate modern integrated air defense systems.

Descriptors:

• stealth technology
• air force
• unmanned aerial vehicles
• infrared detectors
• electronic warfare
• combat operations
• air defense
• electromagnetic spectra
• area denial
• integrated systems
• air force personnel
• military capabilities
• national security
• strike warfare
• threats

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE