Anti-Air Warfare

Front 1

Define Anti-air warfare

Back 1

That action required to destroy or reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat

Front 2

What are the two purposes of AAW?

Back 2

1. Force protection
2. Air superiority

Front 3

What are the 2 types of AAW operations?

Back 3

1. Offensive AAW
2. Air Defense

Front 4

Define Offensive AAW

Back 4

Operations conducted against enemy assets and air defense systems before they can be launched or assume an attacking role

Front 5

Define Air Defense

Back 5

All defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles, or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such an attack

Front 6

What are the 2 types of air defense?

Back 6

1. Active
2. Passive

Front 7

What is active air defense?

Back 7

Direct defensive action taken to destroy, nullify, or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air and missile threats against friendly forces and assets. It includes use of aircraft, air defense weapons, electronic warfare, and other weapons.

Front 8

What is passive air defense? List 4 examples.

Back 8

All measures other than active air defense including deception, dispersion, use of protective constructions, and camouflage

Front 9

What are the 3 principles of AAW?

Back 9

1. Destruction in depth
2. Mutual support
3. Centralized command and decentralized control

Front 10

What are the 4 operational elements of a theater air defense?

Back 10

1. Active air defense
2. Passive air defense
3. Attack operations
4. Command, control, communications, computers, and intel (C4I)

Front 11

What are the threat levels regarding enemy air defenses?

Back 11

1. Low
2. Medium
3. High

Front 12

Define OAAW

Back 12

Actions that reduce or neutralize the enemy's air and missile threat before it launches or assumes an attacking role.

Front 13

What are the two purposes of OAAW?

Back 13

1. Gain air superiority
2. Protect friendly forces

Front 14

What are the 4 tasks of OAAW?

Back 14

1. Preemptive measures
2. Suppression of enemy air defenses
3. Local air superiority measures
4. Reactive measures

Front 15

What are the two kinds of preemptive measures?

Back 15

1. Major
2. Continuous

Front 16

What are the 5 principles of OAAW?

Back 16

1. Location
2. Destruction
3. Deception
4. Intimidation
5. Combined arms

Front 17

What are the 6 OAAW missions?

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1. Surface attack
2. Fighter sweep
3. Escort
4. SEAD
5. Electronic attack
6. Time critical attack

Front 18

What are the 3 air defense tasks?

Back 18

1. Surveillance (detect, identify, and evaluate)
2. Weapons control and coordination
3. Destruction

Front 19

What are the 4 air defense principles?

Back 19

1. Location
2. Destruction
3. Reduction
4. Confusion

Front 20

What are the 3 air defense applications?

Back 20

1. Area defense
2. Point defense
3. Self defense