fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM 44-100
Move
Communicate
Sustain
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• Select System. The appropriate ADA system and weapon is selected
to engage the threatening target.
• Engage. ADA systems must create firing orders for transmission
to the selected systems for engagement of the selected targets.
ADA systems must have the capability to attack enemy targets
with ordnance or electronic warfare measures.
• Destroy. The immediate goal of every air and missile defense operation
must be the destruction of enemy targets. If the target's
destruction is not possible the operation must, as a minimum,
prevent the enemy target from fulfilling its mission.
6-103. Tactical-level ADA units must have mobility equal to the mobility of
the supported force. Movement ensures that tactical-level ADA forces can
project their operation into any area required by the maneuver force or indicated
by the threat. The ability to move also signifies that ADA weapons systems
are not tied to a static support base.
6-104. The tactical-level ADA commander at each echelon must make the
most effective use of the limited communications and intelligence assets
available. The commander does this by integrating the tactical ADA battle
command system into that of the maneuver force. Tactical ADA battle command
must provide the means for collecting, processing, and disseminating
information to conduct a continuous air battle. The communications system
also provides the means by which the ADA commander conveys decisions and
directives to subordinate units across the battlefield.
6-105. Communications systems interface tactical-level ADA units with
higher, lower, adjacent, and joint headquarters. These link the detection, acquisition,
identification, and destruction or disruption tasks at all echelons.
In this manner, communications and intelligence systems enhance integration,
decision-making, maneuver, and target engagement for ADA operations.
The type of theater, location on the battlefield, and the concept of operations
determines communications architecture. The total integration of ADA operations
in support of close, deep, and rear operations requires timely battle
command capable of rapidly collecting critical information and distributing it
in concise, usable form to leaders, planners, and weapons systems.
6-106. Logistics and trained manpower increase in importance as warfare increases
in complexity and intensity. Sustainment is vital to ADA operations.
To meet the challenges of sustainment, ADA commanders require wellthought-out
plans. ADA units require a streamlined logistics system. The
system must provide continuous support over extended distances. Durable,
reliable, and easily maintained weapons must complement the system. ADA
commanders must anticipate the sustainment requirements for future operations
and integrate those requirements with the corps or division sustainment
plan. Sustainment must be continuous throughout the battlefield. Logistics
must be responsive and provide quick reaction to ADA demands to