BAE Systems Discusses Challenges In Contested Environments
High Value Airborne Assets, such as tankers and cargo aircraft, are critical to maintaining air dominance, but advancements in surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles and electronic warfare attacks are putting them at risk. BAE Systems’ Jared Belinsky and Avetis Ioannisyan discuss the challenges of protecting HVAAs in contested environments, including the need for layered defense systems and advanced sensors and countermeasures. The company is working to develop solutions to protect these assets, which are essential to US military operations. This article was first reported by Breaking Defense.