aerial defense
Airborne threat countermeasures
Aerial defense is the protection of territory, forces, or assets from attack by aircraft, missiles, or drones.
The term covers both the systems used—antiaircraft guns, surface-to-air missiles, radar networks—and the broader strategy of defending airspace.
The country invested heavily in aerial defense after the border incursions.
Also called air defense.
- command centersFacilities directing large-scale operations
- surface-to-air missilesGround-based antiaircraft weapons
- missile batteryCluster of rocket launchers
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- radar lockContinuous tracking fix
threat assessment · infrared sensors · decoys · fighter jets · anti-aircraft guns · airbases · flares · missile silos · radar stations · reconnaissance drones · AWACS · early warning systems · communication networks · interceptors · contingency plans · satellite imaging · no-fly zone · air traffic control
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Aerial military assault
aerial attack · air attack · bombing campaign · aerial bombardment · strategic bombing
aerial defensenaval defense
Protection of maritime forces
coastal defense · ground combat · submarine warfare · armored warfare
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