JP 3-01 Countering Air and Missile Threats - Defense Innovation ...

Counterair Planning
d. IPB assists the counterair planner in visualizing the operational environment,
assessing adversary air and missile capabilities, and identifying the adversary’s probable
intent and attack locations. IPB is not simply enumeration of adversary air and missile
systems, but must describe how the adversary air and missile forces operate.
e. JIPOE/IPB for counterair relates to any information about adversary air and missile
threats and supporting infrastructure, including information on enemy ADs, C2 networks,
radar coverage, and other early warning/detection systems, etc. JIPOE/IPB will provide
available information on the following:
them.
(1) Location, status, and disposition of WMD and the capabilities for employing
(2) Aircraft operating bases and dispersal sites, to include aircraft carriers and other
air capable ships.
(3) Missile target systems, including their infrastructure, storage and operating
locations, launch platforms, C2 nodes, missile stocks, forward operating locations/bases
(FOLs/FOBs), transload sites, reloading/refueling sites, terrain and road infrastructure
(bridges, tunnels) where their destruction could interrupt enemy missile operations and
logistics. For example, intelligence will identify BM operating areas where an adversary’s
missile C2, infrastructure, and forces may operate.
(4) Order of battle of adversary IADS (i.e., aircraft, SAMs, airfields, and
antiaircraft artillery [AAA]), including C2 systems (i.e., early warning/ground control
intercept [GCI] sites and facilities), communication links, and any associated facilities.
(5) Signals intelligence capabilities and EW assets, including operating
instructions, vulnerabilities, redundancies, capabilities, and locations.
(6) Changes by adversary in direct and indirect threat emitters, including wartime
reserve modes and reprogramming of target sensing weapon systems.
(7) Climate and terrain within the JOA and their effects on friendly and enemy
operations.
(8) Overall assessment of the strengths and vulnerabilities of adversary offensive
and defensive air systems, including location and status of all key nodes and targets that
affect their ability to sustain air operations.
(9) Analysis of adversary’s potential escalation COAs if their leadership, national
C2, and other strategic systems are attacked.
(10) Adversary preparations, including camouflage, concealment, and deception;
movement of noncombatants and civilians; ID of no-strike sites; indications of hidden enemy
capabilities; etc.
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