Air and Missile Defence (MEADS Air and Missile Defence system) Abstract Induction of new technologies has dramatically impacted the 21th century battlefield. Many previous ideas and concepts are being revised, reassessed or even being abandoned altogether. Significant increase in the precision, range and lethality of indirect fires, proliferation of highly capable cruise and ballistic missiles, affordability of destructive air power, coupled with ever more capable ISTAR complexes (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance) leveraging ubiquitous availability of sensors has made Force Protection an extremely difficult and challenging endeavour. As the most prominent aspect of Force Protection, In today’s operational environment the importance of Air and…
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