Anti-aircraft warfare: Difference between revisions

'''Anti-aircraft warfare''', is the counter to [[aerial warfare]].<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Aviation |first=David W. |last=Wragg |isbn=9780850451634 |edition=first |publisher=Osprey |year=1973 |page=37}}</ref> It is defined by [[NATO]] as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".<ref name="AAP-6">AAP-6</ref> 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 balloon]]s). It may be used to protect [[naval]], [[army|ground]], and [[air force]]s in any location. However, for most countries, the main effort has tended to be [[homeland defence]]. [[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.