AIR WARFARE

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AIR WARFARE
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OBJECTIVES

• Comprehend how Air Warfare contributes to the
  basic sea control and power projection missions
  of the Naval Service. More specifically
• Define Air Warfare
• Describe Offensive and Defensive Measures of AW
• Describe the concept of Defense in Depth
• Describe the phases of AW
• Describe the various platforms and weapons
  involved in AW
• Describe the factors and considerations that
  affect AW planning

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OBJECTIVES

• Describe what constitutes a theater missile
• Describe the four pillars of theater missile
  Defense and how they are executed
• Describe the organization required for theater
  missile defense
• Describe the threats posed by theater missiles

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Air Warfare

• Actions required to destroy or reduce the enemy
  air and missile threat to an acceptable level
• Offensive Measures
• Defensive Measures

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Offensive Measures

• AP vs. AW?
• Strikes against shipping, air bases, missile
  sites

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Defensive Measures

• Protect or Defend against offensive threat
• Defense - in - Depth
• Surveillance Area
• Destruction Area
• Vital Area

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Defense in Depth

• Surveillance Area
• HVU to max detection range
• Depends on aircraft, ship sensors
• Aegis SPY radar vs E-2C?
• Always changing

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Defense in Depth

• Destruction Area
• AW weapons can be employed
• Depends on assets weapon capabilities
• FFG vs CG?
• SM1 ER vs SM2 ER
• FEZ, MEZ, CEZ, JEZ

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Destruction Area

• Fighter Engagement Zone
• Engage enemy with organic aircraft
• Defensive Counter Air (DCA) - CAP
• F-14
• F/A-18
• Ships must have comms with A/C before engaging
• Scram/Bittersweet

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Destruction Area

• Missile Engagement Zone
• Engage with Surface to Air Missiles
• CG, DDG
• SM2 ER
• FFG
• SM1 ER
• DD, CVN
• Sea Sparrow
• Fighters should not enter MEZ
• Bittersweet

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Missile Engagement Zone
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Destruction Area

• Close-In Engagement Zone
• Engage enemy with Guns, CIWS, Sea Sparrow
• Super RBOC
• BRACE FOR IMPACT!

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Destruction Area

• Joint Engagement Zone
• Overlap of FEZ, MEZ, CEZ
• AW must determine best Weapon
• F/A-18 vs SM2 ER from CG?
• Vector Geometry
• Range
• Must have positive control of A/C

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Defense In Depth

• Vital Area
• HVU to max Weapons Release Range of Enemy
• Changes depending on threat
• Determines AW doctrine

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AIR WARFARE Phases

• Surveillance and Detection
• Continuous operation
• Sensors
• AEW
• Shipboard Sensors
• RADCAP
• PIRAZ/SSS

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Surveillance and Detection

• Airborne Early Warning Aircraft - E2C Hawkeye
• Long Range Air Search Radar
• Link 11/Link 16
• ES
• 4 Hour on-station time
• Air control capability

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Surveillance and Detection

• Shipboard Sensors
• Long Range Air Search Radars
• SPY1 (A, B, D)
• SPS-48 (3D)
• SPS-49 (2D)
• ES/EA
• SLQ-32
• IW
• SSES
• OUTBOARD
• DATA LINK
• Link 11
• Link 16 (CVN, CG, DDG)

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Surveillance and Detection

• RADCAP
• F-14/F-18 RADAR Picket
• PIRAZ(FADIZ)/SSS
• NTDS missile shooter
• Links tracks to Silent SAM
• MRRs/RTF profiles
• FADIZ checks A/C IFF leaving/returning

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AIR WARFARE Phases

• Raid Engagement
• Specific action against specific threat to
  eliminate it
• CAP/DCA
• Fighter Aircraft
• 1st Line of Defense
• PIRAZ/E-2/Picket ship control

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DETECT TO ENGAGE

• 1. Detection
• ES
• Airborne Radar
• Shipboard Radar
• 2. Correlation
• Other Sensors/ships
• 3. Combat ID
• VID
• IFF
• Flight Profile
• ES
• IW
• SARTIS/NCTR

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DETECT TO ENGAGE

• 4. Evaluation
• Does the Air Contact Pose a threat?
• Does it show Hostile Intent
• ROE?
• Warning/Weapons Status

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DETECT TO ENGAGE

• 5. Deconfliction
• Radio Challenges
• Use of Fire Control Radar
• 6. Engagement
• DCA if available
• SOFT KILL - EA
• SLQ 32
• SAM
• SM2/SM1/Sea Sparrow
• GUNS/CIWS/CHAFF
• Shoot the Archer not the Arrow

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CHALLENGES

• Fast Pace
• Mach 4 missiles!
• Working in a Littoral environment
• Radar close to land
• Close proximity to enemy Air bases
• Low flyers
• Radar doesnt curve around the Earth!

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AW SCENARIO

• BG operating in the Northern Arabian Gulf
• CVN
• Embarked AIRWING
• CG (VLS)
• CG
• DDG
• Tensions high between US/IRAN

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AW SCENARIO

• What do you do if?
• Inbound A/C
• When will you detect it?
• ID?
• IFF
• Emitters
• Are DCA aircraft available?
• What is ROE?
• Warning/Weapons Status?
• Hostile Intent?
• DTE at 100? 75? 50?

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Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

• Why?
• Proliferation of TBMD technology to many
  threatening countries
• Used with WMD

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Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

• Passive Defense
• Reduce vulnerability and minimize effects
• Active Defense
• Destroying TBMD Launch Platforms or missiles in
  flight
• Attack Operations
• Destroy platforms, support systems
• C4I
• Coordinate, Integrate joint force

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TBMD Active Defense Tactics
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Fleet Command AW Scenario

• Hostilities with Iran have erupted in the Arabian
  Gulf
• USS Barry (DDG) must defend the CVN against
  Iranian MIG-31 and TU-22 Backfires

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Fleet Command Scenario
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Questions?