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

Counterair Planning
(2) HVAA
(a) Include all major airborne platforms for C2, reconnaissance and
surveillance, targeting, AR, and EW (e.g., AWACS, Rivet Joint, JSTARS, Compass Call,
Cobra Ball, U-2, E-2C, and EP-3). Depending on the defensive situation, other special
mission aircraft also may be considered.
(b) Active protection for an HVAA normally is performed by fighter escorts, a
fighter CAP between the HVAA and all potential air-to-air threats, or surface-based AD
systems between the HVAA and the enemy.
(c) Passive protection includes positioning HVAA stations or orbits beyond
SAM range and where an enemy interceptor attack can be detected in time to retrograde the
HVAA out of harm’s way.
(3) High Value Units
(a) Maritime assets include aircraft carriers, maritime pre-positioning ships,
combat logistics force ships, and amphibious ships conducting amphibious assaults and
landings. Maritime HVAA include the E-2C or EP-3 aircraft.
(b) Active protection normally is provided by maritime AMD capable systems
(e.g., fleet AD assets).
(c) Passive protection is accomplished by operating outside of the range of the
enemy’s weapons envelope.
(d) Land assets include air and surface ports of debarkation, major supply route
checkpoints, early entry forces, operations centers, and logistical centers.
interceptors.
(e) Active protection normally is provided by SAMs and/or airborne
(f) Passive protection is accomplished by cover and concealment, dispersal,
hardening, and operating outside the envelope of the enemy’s weapons capabilities.
18. Defended Asset List Development
a. DAL Development Considerations. The DAL is developed through the process of
applying the CVT methodology, AMD resources, and defense design to the CAL while
identifying the risk. It identifies the prioritized assets from the CAL to be actually defended
with resources available. For prioritizing the DAL, the following are those considerations
for levels of protection and levels of engagement effectiveness.
(1) Levels of Protection. A level of protection is an aggregated probability that an
asset will not suffer mission critical damage from an air or missile attack. It encompasses all
joint force capabilities used to defeat the air and missile threat. Levels of protection are
assigned to each entry on the CAL list based upon the outcome of the CVT analysis.
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