Anti-Access Warfare: Countering A2/AD Strategies Sam J. Tangredi
Publisher: Naval Institute Press

May 8, 2014 - By foraying into this important area of military technology, China is attempting for the first time to address its weakness in conducting anti-submarine warfare, according to Kazianis. China's new subs and fighter jets. Jan 30, 2014 - A2/AD is an age-old strategy that stiff-arms a military force, preventing opponents from accessing a physical position on the sea, land or the air. "An investment in fixed Kanzianis noted that it is a new twist in Beijing's anti-access/area-denial strategy (A2/AD), and if the technology is perfected it could also be used against the United States in a potential conflict in the Asia-Pacific. The Pentagon has only recently launched the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile program to counter some the newer threats. For a time, for The area also implies the United States could do more in the anti-submarine warfare realm in detecting an adversary's submarines before they can do damage to the Navy's forces. May 17, 2012 - Advances in Chinese naval, air, space, missile, and cyber-warfare capabilities are reshaping the strategic landscape. Meanwhile, an article for the Hits. These statements and developments are about one thing: countering China's military rise and the tectonic shifts associated with it. "A2/AD is a really challenging a successful A2/AD strategy." In addition to the fast-attack craft threat, FIST2FAC has been used to simulate anti-submarine warfare and strike group operations with aircraft carriers, destroyers and helicopters. Due to concerns over other countries anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities the US military has expressed concern over Chinese progress in this area for years. The report argues that "UAV systems may emerge as a 3000 kilometer radius of Chinese shores." This 3000 km radius represents an area well into the so-called Second Island Chain, control of which is commonly recognized as a long term strategic goal for the PLA. Dec 2, 2013 - Swarming attack boats is one of several tactics Navy leaders hope to overcome through an Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy to counter threats from adversaries trying to restrict the access and movement of U.S. Mar 21, 2013 - This Anti-access/Area Denial capability, or A2/AD in naval parlance, represents just one of several layers of offensive systems the PLA is developing to exercise naval hegemony in the Western Pacific.