Accession Number:

AD1023218

Title:

Air Superiority And The Anti Access/Area Denial Environment In The Asia pacific In 2044

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air Command And Staff College Maxwell Air Force Base United States

Personal Author(s):

• Abel,Brandon R

Report Date:

2014-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

Americas strategic pivot to the Asia Pacific produces significant challenges to the United States. In addition, Anti-AccessArea-Denial A2AD technology advances will challenge US operations in the next 30 years given planned enhancements to current weapons systems and current concepts of operations. Unfortunately, current operational concepts targeting this A2AD conflict fail to solve all challenges. The US Air Force must achieve localized air superiority in an A2AD environment to provide strategic effects in the Asia Pacific. These strategic effects include the adequate means of deterrence to protect our allies and international partners and enable sea control that current operational concepts do not provide.

Descriptors:

• fighter aircraft
• air force
• aerial warfare
• air power
• national security
• tactical aircraft
• aircraft industry
• military operations
• tanker aircraft
• area denial
• air superiority fighters
• department of defense
• military aviation

Subject Categories:

• Defense Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE