text: Threat
  Table 3-2. Air, missile, and electronic warfare/cyber threats to surface targets
  System Targets Capabilities Trends
  Category
   Geopolitical/population  To 5,500 kilometers  Increased range – solid
  centers. range. fuel, multi-stage.
  Ballistic
  Missiles  Airports and seaports.  Low radar signature.  Improved accuracy –
  terminal guidance, global
   Logistical areas.  Warheads –
  positioning system.
  conventional, weapons
   Troop concentrations.
  of mass destruction,  Increased survivability –
  submunitions. decoys, signature
  reductions.
   Launch from mobile
  platforms.
   Penetration aids,
  decoys, chaff,
  maneuvering warheads.
   Assembly areas.  High rates of fire, rapid  Course corrected
  reload and highly munitions.
  Large Caliber  ADA/field artillery locations.
  mobile.
  Rockets  Increased ranges blurring
   Defensive positions.
   Extended Range–300+ line with close- and short-
   Chokepoints/routes of kilometers. range ballistic missiles.
  advance.
   Low signature and flat  Increased accuracies with
  trajectory. global positioning system
  guidance.
   Warheads –
  conventional, weapons
  of mass destruction,
  submunitions.
   High-value military/industrial  30-3,000 kilometer  Increased number of land
  complexes. range. attack variants.
  Cruise Missiles
   Airports and seaports.  360-degree threat; very  Reduced radar signatures.
  low radar signature.
   Logistical areas.  Improved accuracy and
   Air, sea, or ground increased range.
   C2 centers.
  launched.
   Maneuver force
   Warheads –
  concentrations.
  conventional, weapons
  of mass destruction,
  submunitions.
   Armored vehicles.  >100 kilometer range.  Improved accuracy and
  lethality.
  Tactical Air-to-  Radars.  Supersonic speeds
  Surface (Mach 3).  Lock-on-after-launch or
   Bridges or other point
  Missiles loitering.
  targets.  Extremely accurate.
   Dual/tri mode seekers –
   ADA sites.  Radio-command, laser,
  increased reliability and all
  anti-radiation, or electro-
  weather capability.
  optical guidance.
   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
   C2 centers (jamming).
   Range to 1,900 of 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.