8.10 Air Warfare Flashcards
Definition of Air & Missile Defense
Protection of the force against air and ballistic missile threats
Shipboard Air Defense (AD) watchstanders
TAO
AAWC
RSC
TIC
IDS
MSS
EWS
AIC
Four defensive coverage types
Area Defense
Point Defense
Self Defense
High Value Airborne Asset (HVAA)
Area Defense
Performed by DDG, CG, F-35, AV-8, and F/A-18
Provided adequate protection throughout the force Area of Operations or PIM
Point Defense
Performed by DDG and CGs
Protection of specific, limited battle space HVU
Self Defense
Performed by all ships with any Air Defense capability
A unit’s ability to defend its immediate airspace
Hight Value Airborne Asset (HVAA)
Performed by DDG, CG, F-35, AV-8, and F/A-18
When a specific air asset is defined
Air Defense Unit (ADU)
AEGIS multi-purpose ships (Small Boys) with AW as a primary mission area, capable of providing area and point defense
High Value Units (HVU)
Ships with significance importance (Big Deck) have limited Air Defense
Shotgun
ADU assigned to provide point defense of a HVU to provide quick reaction against threats
Defense Counter-Air Aircraft (ACU)
US or friendly aircraft employed to provide airborne firepower to the Strike Group
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet or F-35 Lightning
Air Control Unit (ACU)
Unit exercising TACON of aircraft, with facilities and controllers for air
Airborne Early Warning (AEW)
Units: E-2D Hawkeye
Vital Area (VA)
Designated area or installation to be defended by ADUs.
Engage threats prior to them entering the VA
Classification Identification Engagement Area (CIEA)
Area surrounding the VA, in which all contacts must be classified, identified, monitored, and if necessary - escorted, covered, or engaged.
Surveillance Area (SA)
Battlespace under systematic observation of sensors to detect a vessel of possile military concern
Weapon Engagement Zones
Fighter Engagement Zone (FEZ)
Missile Engagement Zone (MEZ)
Joint Engagement Zone (JEZ)
Threat Warning levels
Warning Red
Warning Yellow
Warning White
Weapons Postures
Weapons Posture 3 –> 1
Weapons Posture 3
Most restrictive
Ordnance under lock and key
Weapons Posture 2
Firing devices in custody of authorized personnel
Ordnance moved from locker to Ready Service Locker (RSL)
Weapons Posture 1
Least restrictive
Firing devices installed in system
Ordnance loaded
Warning Red
Attack is imminent or has already commenced
Warning Yellow
Attack is probable
Warning White
Attack unlikely without adequate warning
Weapons Control Status
Weapons Free
Weapons Tight
Weapons Safe/Hold
Weapons Free
Any target that has (have) not been identified as FRIEND
Weapons Tight
Do not fire unless target has been identified as HOSTILE
Weapons Safe/Hold
Do not open fire/cease firing. Fire in self defense.
Threat Axis
Expressed as true bearing from center of Vital Area (from the HVU)
Battlespace
