The US military plans to enhance its air defense capabilities by 30% over the next eight years, strengthening missile defense and drone countermeasures.

Media: US military plans to increase air defense forces by 30% in the next eight years

According to a report on the U.S. "Defense News" weekly website citing the remarks of Major General Sean Galvin, commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the U.S. military plans to increase its air defense forces by 30% over the next eight years.

The report stated: "The commander of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command said that the U.S. military plans to increase its air defense and missile defense forces by 30%."

The report pointed out that the enhancement measures include increasing three battalions equipped with LTAMDS air defense and missile defense radars, five battalions for defending against indirect fire, and seven artillery companies for countering drones.

According to Galvin, the measures to enhance air defense capabilities will be carried out over the next eight years.

The report also revealed that military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed new vulnerabilities in the U.S. air defense and missile defense systems, so the U.S. military will develop a new strategy by 2040, which will be released in October.

Galvin said that this strategy is formulated based on operational experience and technological changes. He said, "We draw lessons from field operations, go back to basics, and combine the potential brought by new technologies and artificial intelligence."

The report wrote that the new strategy will focus on the use of artificial intelligence, as well as the integration of offensive and defensive equipment on the battlefield.

The report emphasized that one of the key directions of the strategy will be so-called "preventive destruction," which means destroying missiles before they are launched. This will reduce the workload of operators and also reduce the need for aerial interception.

The report added that the U.S. military released the latest version of its air defense strategy for 2028 in 2018. The new strategy will take into account changes in operational actions and enhance the United States' defense capabilities when facing high-tech enemies.

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