U.S. Army Short-Range Air Defense Force Structure and Selected Programs: Backgroundand Issues for Congress

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Abstract:

The U.S. Army defines Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) as dedicated air defense artillery (ADA) and non-dedicated air defense capabilities that enable movement and maneuver by destroying, neutralizing or deterring low altitude air threats to defend critical fixed and semi-fixed assets and maneuver forces. SHORAD units were historically embedded in Army divisions, providing them with an organic capability to protect their critical assets against fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. However, in the early 2000s, these ADA units were divested from the Army to meet force demands deemed more critical at that time.

Author(s):
Feickert, Andrew
Author Organization(s):
Congressional Research Service
Funding Organization(s):
Publication Date:
2020 Jul 23
Pagination:
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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Hypersonics
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
counter rocket, artillery, and mortor, rotary wing aircraft, warfare, surface to air missiles, weapons effects, air force, congress, national security, warning systems, air defense, defense systems, short range air defense, combat vehicles, directed energy weapons, test and evaluation, attack helicopters, command and control
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences
Update Date:
2021 Feb 22