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Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps
The Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps, (), abbreviated as ADC), is an Military administration, military administrative formation of the Pakistan Army, tasked with preparing its constituent units for anti-aircraft warfare against foreign threats. The Corps should not be confused with the Army Air Defence Command (Pakistan), Army Air Defence Command, which is a deployment formation that includes some of the regiments of the Corps. The Corps was formed in 1989 following military exercises where Pakistan's military learned of its weakness in providing air cover over a moving battlefield. It consists of twelve regiments together with the School of Army Air Defence (SAAD). Units * 67 Light Air Defence (SP) Regiment * 74 Light Air Defence (SAM) Regiment * 89 Light Air Defence Regiment * 97 RCG Air Defence Regiment * 98 RCG Air Defence Regiment * 102 Light Air Defence (SAM) Regiment * 103 Light Air Defence (GM) Regiment * 104 RCG Air Defence Regiment * 126 Light Air Defence (Gun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-aircraft Warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes Surface-to-air missile, surface based, subsurface (Submarine#Armament, submarine launched), and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements, and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be used to protect naval, ground, and air forces in any location. However, for most countries, the main effort has tended to be homeland defence. NATO refers to airborne air defence as counter-air and naval air defence as anti-aircraft warfare. Missile defense, Missile defence is an extension of air defence, as are initiatives to adapt air defence to the task of intercepting any projectile in flight. In some countries, such as Britain and Germany during the World War II, Second World War, the Soviet Union, and modern NATO a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
