Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense
Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Author: Ronald O'Rourke

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-02

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1437928692

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As part of its effort to develop an integrated global ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, the DoD is modifying several Navy Aegis cruisers and many Navy Aegis destroyers for BMD operations. On Sept. 17, 2009, the Obama Admin. announced that it wants to set aside the Bush Admin¿s. proposed European BMD architecture and instead pursue a different European BMD architecture that would involve a significant use of land- and sea-based SM-3 interceptors and the Aegis BMD system. The issue for Congress in this report is: What should be the role of sea-based systems in U.S. BMD, and are DoD¿s programs for sea-based BMD capabilities appropriately structured and funded? Tables. A print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.

Maritime Strategy and Sea Control
Maritime Strategy and Sea Control

Author: Milan Vego

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1317439848

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This book focuses on the key naval strategic objectives of obtaining and maintaining sea control. During times of war, sea control, or the ability of combatants to enjoy naval dominance, plays a crucial role in that side’s ability to attain overall victory. This book explains and analyzes in much greater detail sea control in all its complexities, and describes the main methods of obtaining and maintaining it. Building on the views of naval classical thinkers, this book utilizes historical examples to illustrate the main methods of sea control. Each chapter focuses on a particular method, including destroying the enemy forces by a decisive action, destroying enemy forces over time-attrition, containing enemy fleet, choke point control, and capturing important enemy's positions/basing area, The aim is to provide a comprehensive theory and practice of the struggle for sea control at the operational level. It should therefore provide a guide to practitioners on how to plan and conduct operational warfare at sea. The book will be of much interest to students of naval strategy, defence studies and security studies.