Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system

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The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system is a U.S. Army battlefield command-and-control network that coordinates and manages short-range air defense assets to protect frontline forces from aerial threats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air defense command and control network
military command and control system
associatedWith forward area air defense operations
short-range air defense (SHORAD)
category battlefield management system
tactical data system
controls short-range air defense weapons
coordinates engagement operations against low-altitude threats
forward area air defense sensors
forward area air defense weapons
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
domain air and missile defense
environment tactical battlefield environment
focusesOn forward area protection
short-range air defense
function battle management for short-range air defense
command and control of air defense engagements
situational awareness for air defense units
integrationLevel tactical-level command and control
militaryBranch U.S. Army NERFINISHED
missionType air defense of forward areas
protection of maneuver forces
objective maximize effectiveness of short-range air defense assets
minimize vulnerability of frontline forces to air attack
operator United States Army
primaryRole battlefield command and control
short-range air defense coordination
provides engagement orders to air defense weapons
real-time air picture to short-range air defense units
purpose coordinate short-range air defense assets
protect frontline forces from aerial threats
supports frontline maneuver units
tactical air defense operations
threatTypeCountered fixed-wing aircraft
low-altitude aerial threats
rotary-wing aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicles
usedBy U.S. Army air defense artillery units
short-range air defense units
userType air defense commanders
air defense fire units

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Avenger air defense system networkIntegration Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system