Suppression of enemy air defenses. Involves neutralizing, destroying, or temporarily degrading enemy air defense systems through either physical attack or electronic warfare.
The essential problem is that the document's section on "
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses" provides only a cursory glance at SEAD problems and offers nothing more than vague guidance on how to solve them.
Our diverse and parallel campaigns--Strategic Attack, Interdiction, Close Air Support,
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, Scud Hunting, and Information Operations--enabled our maneuver, maritime, and special operations forces to operate under an umbrella of air dominance throughout the theater.
Six operational test and evaluation F- 35s and more than 85 Airmen of the 31st TES travelled to Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to conduct the first simulated deployment test of the F-35A, specifically to execute three key initial operational capability mission sets:
suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support and air interdiction.
The ability of Air Force aircraft to survive in the presence of an IADS largely depends upon the capability to conduct effective
suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) operations via stealth, kinetic strike, and electronic jamming to blind or deceive the IADS's electronic sensors.
The person who gets most out of the exercise, however, is the one simulating the role of a company commander, who learns how to control the aircraft formations, talk to higher headquarters and the ground elements, and execute
suppression of enemy air defenses, said Olson.
The aircraft provides direct electronic protection to ground forces, and not just its traditional
suppression of enemy air defenses role with the ALQ-99 jamming system and AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile.
The AOC will sponsor a NATO
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) Conference December 16-17, 2003 at the NATO School in Oberammagau, Germany.
Our diverse and parallel campaigns--Strategic Attack, Interdiction, Close Air Support,
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, Scud Hunting, and Information Operations--enabled our maneuver, maritime and special operations forces to operate under an umbrella of air dominance throughout the theater.
Airpower may need to perform extensive air superiority,
suppression of enemy air defenses, strategic attack, interdiction, and conventional CAS missions.