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.

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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 [...]

Calculating The True Value of Air Defence

By Cdr 
Aaron 
Shiffer 
It’s not about the cost of a missile against a drone, but the value of the ships that survive and keeping sea-lanes open. The Russo-Ukraine war, coupled with Houthi rebels’ attacks on merchant shipping in [...]

The Evolving Context for Deterrence

Technology and Policy Challenges
By Prof. 
Stephen J. 
Cimbala 
By Dr. 
Adam 
Lowther 
The member-states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) face an unprecedented challenge in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and their threats to employ nuclear weapons against NATO. There is also the potential risk of Chinese aggression [...]

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Lieutenant Colonel

Van Wuytswinkel

Subject Matter Expert 
Air & Missile Defence

Lieutenant Colonel Van Wuytswinkel began his military career within the Netherlands Armed Forces in August 1985. After his first assignement at Air Base Eindhoven he joined the 3rd Netherlands Missile Group in Blomberg (West-Germany) to start a career as an Air Defender. He worked as a Stinger team Commander and...

Lieutenant Colonel

Kim Vogt

Subject Matter Expert 
Air & Missile Defence

Lieutenant Colonel Kim Vogt currently serves as a subject matter expert for integrated air and missile defence at the Joint Air Power Competence Centre. He joined the German Armed Forces in September 2001. Following the completion of his Officer Training, he studied Economic Studies at the University of the German...

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