Air & Missile Defence

The sum of all surface-based air defence systems from across the Alliance form NATO’s Surface-Based Air & Missile Defense (SBAMD) capability, which (together with the airborne capabilities) is a substantial part of NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS).

Since 2010, NATO has a standing mission of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD). GBAD systems together with BMD capable ships and shore-based sites in Europe form NATOs’ resource pool to execute this critical mission. The capability to intercept ballistic missiles is very specific but cannot be isolated from other NATINAMDS tasks in respect to mission complexity and actually available resources.

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An Operator’s View on the Hypersonic Threat

Challenges and Imperatives for NATO
By Col 
Kevin 
Anderson 
By Lt Col 
Alfons 
Van Wuytswinkel 
“The responsiveness, manoeuvrability, and survivability of hypersonic weapons is unmatched by traditional strike capabilities for precision targeting, especially in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments.” This stark assessment by Lieutenant General Robert A. Rasch, the US Army’s [...]

Adapting Air and Missile Defence Training and Doctrine for Hypersonics and Drones

Many Changes Are Needed to Defend NATO Against Emerging Threats
By Lt Col 
Kim 
Vogt 
The rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary warfare has introduced new challenges to Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) and fundamentally altered the dynamics of defence and deterrence within NATO. Emerging threats, such as Unmanned Aircraft [...]

Calculating The True Value of Air Defence

By Cdr 
Aaron 
Shiffer 
It’s not about the cost of a missile against a drone, but the value of the ships that survive and keeping sea-lanes open. The Russo-Ukraine war, coupled with Houthi rebels’ attacks on merchant shipping in [...]

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