Washington Examiner – The United States has not had to worry about an enemy attacking with fighter aircrafts, drones, or advanced artillery for nearly 20 years. That won’t be the case in a potential fight with China or Russia.
So as the U.S. military readjusts its focus from counterterrorism, the Army is looking to missile defense as the key factor in keeping its competitive edge.
The Army of the future will need “flexible, agile force” to guard against enemy air and missile capabilities, according to Col. Chad Skaggs, chief of the Army’s air and missile defense integration. These new threats will require the Army to rethink how it conducts air defense, as it continues to move from defending against insurgents and rogue nations to adversarial powers that pose a more conventional threat.
