Progress and Research on the Concept of Penetrating Counter-air Operations
The U.S.military has always regarded the seizure of air superiority as a prerequisite for winning in modern military operations,and the research and development of operational concepts is the core link in its initiative to design wars and to promote innovation in operational theories.The concept of penetrating counterair(PCA)operations is the core air combat concept of the U.S.military in re-sponse to the increasing anti-access/area denial capabilities of major combat adversaries.The develop-ment backgrounds and core capability requirements of penetrating counterair(PCA)operations concept are expounded,the main characteristics of the combat concepts are analyzed,the latest progress of the US military in various combat capabilities of the concept and its combat effectiveness are sorted out,and countermeasures and suggestions are proposed so as to provide a significant reference for the inte-grated joint operations of Chinese army.