Air & Missile Defence
The sum of all surface-based air defence systems from across the Alliance form NATO’s Surface-Based Air & Missile Defense (SBAMD) capability, which (together with the airborne capabilities) is a substantial part of NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS).
Since 2010, NATO has a standing mission of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD). GBAD systems together with BMD capable ships and shore-based sites in Europe form NATOs’ resource pool to execute this critical mission. The capability to intercept ballistic missiles is very specific but cannot be isolated from other NATINAMDS tasks in respect to mission complexity and actually available resources.
Featured Publications
An MDO Approach to NATO’s Counter-IADS Strategy
Integrating Suppression of Enemy Air Defences and Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities
By Lt Col
Athanasios
Sdrakas
Integrating SEAD and CEMA is more than a procedural improvement; it changes how NATO defeats a modern IADS Russia’s war in Ukraine has shattered long-held assumptions about air superiority. Events of the past four years [...]
An Operator’s View on the Hypersonic Threat
Challenges and Imperatives for NATO
By Col
Kevin
Anderson
By Lt Col
Alfons
Van Wuytswinkel
“The responsiveness, manoeuvrability, and survivability of hypersonic weapons is unmatched by traditional strike capabilities for precision targeting, especially in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments.” This stark assessment by Lieutenant General Robert A. Rasch, the US Army’s [...]
Adapting Air and Missile Defence Training and Doctrine for Hypersonics and Drones
Many Changes Are Needed to Defend NATO Against Emerging Threats
By Lt Col
Kim
Vogt
The rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary warfare has introduced new challenges to Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) and fundamentally altered the dynamics of defence and deterrence within NATO. Emerging threats, such as Unmanned Aircraft [...]
