text: Chapter 3
  Table 3-2. Air, missile, and electronic warfare/cyber threats to surface targets (continued)
  System Targets Capabilities Trends
  Category
   Assembly areas, logistical  Multi-mission –  More missions – decoy,
  areas, C2 centers reconnaissance, suppression of enemy air
  Unmanned
  (seeing). surveillance, and target defenses, and electronic
  Aircraft
  acquisition; electronic attack.
  Systems  Troop movements (seeing).
  warfare; attack.
   Standoff range in excess of
   C2 centers (jamming).
   Range to 1,900 25 kilometers.
   Maneuver kilometers; altitude near-
   Detection to 40 kilometers;
  formations/systems ground to 17+
  all weather, day/night.
  (attacking). kilometers.
   Perch and stare ability.
   Standoff/detection to 25
  kilometers.  Low radar signature.
   Payloads – daylight  Low thermal signature.
  television, cameras,
  missiles, laser
  designators,
  retransmitters.
   Troops/armored vehicles.  Multi-role – attack;  Modular upgrades to
  reconnaissance, airframes.
  Rotary-Wing  Convoys.
  surveillance, and target
  Aircraft  Expanded night/adverse
   C2 centers. acquisition; electronic
  weather capability.
  warfare.
   Improved fire control
   Combat diameters out to
  systems/engagement
  460 kilometers; terrain
  capability – at greater
  masking/hovering.
  ranges.
   Payloads – daylight TV,
   Improved countermeasures.
  cameras, missiles, laser
  designators,
  retransmitters.
   Ports.  Multi-role – close air  Multi- versus single- mission
  support; aircraft.
  Fixed-Wing  Assembly/logistical areas.
  reconnaissance,
  Aircraft
   C2 centers. surveillance, and target
   Greater use of standoff and
  precision.
   Geo-political/ population acquisition; electronic
  centers. attack; interdiction;  Reduced radar and infrared
  strategic attack; signatures.
   Maneuver force vehicles/
  suppression of enemy  Integrated electronic attack.
  formations.
  air defenses.
   Proliferation increases
   Precision strike. identification challenges.
   Equipment – missiles,
  rockets, bombs,
  submunitions, guns.
  Rockets,  Troops/armored vehicles.  Variable payload.  Extended ranges.
  Artillery, and  Fixed/semi-fixed sites.  Saturation of airspace.  Improved accuracy.
  Mortars
   Mass fires.  Greater lethality.
   Easily moved/relocated.