Luftkrieg im 21. Jahrhundert

[Quintus Fabius]

Anbei mal ein System, welches ich für wegweisend in diesem Kontext halte:

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WASHINGTON — Boeing is developing a way to turn the air-launched Small Diameter Bomb into a ground-launched artillery rocket.

The company-funded project could add new capabilities to the US Army arsenal, allowing the service to carry out strike missions traditionally conducted by air forces.

Boeing is developing a device called an inter-stage adapter, which would connect the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) to the M26 rocket.

After being fired from the ground, the SDB would separate from the rocket and the bomb would head toward a target just like it would if it were dropped from a strike aircraft.

This “gives you the ability to attack targets on a reverse slope, so I can hit behind a mountain side, also I could reach inside a cave,” said Chris Laski of Boeing’s business development team.

“That’s a capability you traditionally wouldn’t have in a rocket artillery and you’d look for the Air Force to do,” he said at the annual Association of the United States Army convention.

The 250-pound SDB is an air-launched, precision strike weapon. It can be carried on nearly all US strike and bomber aircraft.

A ground-lunched version could give the Army more capability using existing systems, Boeing officials say.

“It reduces the burden on airpower and it could save your larger munitions for strategic targets,” Laski said.

Solche Systeme, zuzuüglich Marschflugkörper, Boden-Boden Raketen hoher Reichweite, und Rohrartillerie mit Präzisionsmunition (Vulcano, Excalibur etc) könnten meiner Meinung nach an die Stelle von Luftangriffen treten, womit die Lufteinheiten frei für andere Aufgaben würden und besser und schneller Schwerpunkte setzen könnten. Insbesondere der letzte Satz ist meiner Meinung nach der wesentliche Punkt in diesem Kontext.