An analytical approach to air defense: cost, effectiveness and SWOT analysis of employing fighter aircraft and modern SAM systems

Orcun Kus; Ibrahim Kocaman; Yucel Topcu; Volkan Karaca

doi:10.1117/12.919629

4 May 2012 An analytical approach to air defense: cost, effectiveness and SWOT analysis of employing fighter aircraft and modern SAM systems

Orcun Kus, Ibrahim Kocaman, Yucel Topcu, Volkan Karaca

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Proceedings Volume 8403, Modeling and Simulation for Defense Systems and Applications VII; 84030H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919629
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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The problem of defending a specific airspace is among the main issues a military commander to solve. Proper protection of own airspace is crucial for mission success at the battlefield. The military doctrines of most world armed forces involve two main options of defending the airspace. One of them is utilizing formations of fighter aircraft, which is a flexible choice. The second option is deploying modern SAM (Surface to Air Missile) systems, which is more expansive. On the other hand the decision makers are to cope with miscellaneous restrictions such as the budgeting problems. This study defines air defense concept according to modern air warfare doctrine. It considers an air defense scenario over an arbitrary airspace and compares the performance and cost-effectiveness of employing fighter aircraft and SAM systems. It also presents SWOT (Strenghts - Weakness - Opportunities - Threats) analyses of air defense by fighter aircraft and by modern SAMs and tries to point out whichever option is better. We conclude that deploying SAMs has important advantages over using fighter aircraft by means of interception capacity within a given time period and is cost-effective.

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Orcun Kus, Ibrahim Kocaman, Yucel Topcu, and Volkan Karaca "An analytical approach to air defense: cost, effectiveness and SWOT analysis of employing fighter aircraft and modern SAM systems", Proc. SPIE 8403, Modeling and Simulation for Defense Systems and Applications VII, 84030H (4 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919629

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