04515nam 22005894a 450 991045002320332120200520144314.00-8330-4391-9(CKB)1000000000000444(EBL)3031500(SSID)ssj0000276699(PQKBManifestationID)11192638(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276699(PQKBWorkID)10226276(PQKB)10698822(MiAaPQ)EBC3031500(Au-PeEL)EBL3031500(CaPaEBR)ebr2004617(OCoLC)923689173(EXLCZ)99100000000000044420000428d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAerospace operations in urban environments[electronic resource] exploring new concepts /Alan Vick ... [et al.]Arlington, VA Randc20001 online resource (298 p.)"MR-1187-AF"--P. 4 of cover.0-8330-2851-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-285).""PREFACE""; ""PROJECT AIR FORCE""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""KEY FINDINGS""; ""THE NEED FOR IMPROVED URBAN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES""; ""NEW CONCEPTS""; ""NEXT STEPS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""HOW LIKELY ARE URBAN OPERATIONS?""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN MILITARY OPERATIONS""; ""From Rubble to Routine""; ""Redefining Warfare, Not Service Roles""; ""PURPOSE""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""USING AEROSPACE POWER TO PREVENT THE URBAN FIGHT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HOW AEROSPACE POWER CAN FORESTALL URBAN OPERATIONS""""Anatomy of an Urban Military Operation""""Comparative Advantages of Aerospace Power""; ""Preclusion Strategies""; ""WHERE PRECLUSIONARY STRATEGIES MAY HAVE WORKED""; ""Al Khafji""; ""Kuwait City""; ""Southern Lebanon""; ""WHERE AEROSPACE POWER FAILED TO PREVENT URBAN COMBAT""; ""Lessons Learned""; ""The Second Chechen Battle""; ""WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE NO CHOICE""; ""As a Tool for Joint Force Commanders""; ""The Limits of Aerospace Power in Urban Operations""; ""SUMMARY""; ""LEGAL AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""""LEGAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""""Reciprocal Legal Duties and the DefenderÃŒs Obligations""; ""The International Legal Challenges of Urban Environments""; ""POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN OPERATIONS""; ""Sensitivity to American Casualties""; ""Sensitivity to Collateral Damage and Civilian Suffering""; ""RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND TARGETING""; ""THE ASYMMETRY OF CONSTRAINTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""AEROSPACE OPERATIONS AND THE URBAN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN TERRAIN""; ""Urban Terrain Zones and Their Characteristics""""Air Defenses on Urban Terrain""""SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Sensor Cueing in the Urban Environment and a New Cueing Concept""; ""Target Identification/Tracking in the Urban Environment""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets on Rooftops and in Streets""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets Inside Buildings""; ""AERIAL WEAPON DELIVERY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Aerial Weapon Trajectories and the Geometry of Urban Terrain""; ""Weapon Effects and Urban Terrain""; ""AIRLIFT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""""NEW CONCEPTS FOR ACCOMPLISHING KEY TASKS IN URBAN OPERATIONS""""INTRODUCTION""; ""STOP MOVEMENT OF COMBATANTS, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT""; ""PROVIDE RAPID, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY FOR TARGET ID""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE ADVERSARY AMBUSH POSITIONS""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE SNIPERS""; ""MONITOR HIGH-PRIORITY TARGETS""; ""RESUPPLY ISOLATED FRIENDLY GROUND FORCES""; ""PROVIDE CLOSE SUPPORT FOR GROUND FORCES""; ""THE ROLE OF THE JOINT CONTROL CENTER""; ""ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""""THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Key Functions and the Scope of Air Force Involvement""Urban warfareAir warfareElectronic books.Urban warfare.Air warfare.355.4/26Vick Alan865477MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450023203321Aerospace operations in urban environments1931589UNINA