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Layered Air Defence Architecture (Operational Priorities)
What capability problem does Layered Air Defence Architecture address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?
The 2025 NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence Policy further specifies the nature of the problem by describing the contemporary threat spectrum as ranging.
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
The 2025 NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence Policy further specifies the nature of the problem by describing the contemporary threat spectrum as ranging from small, low and slow UAS to cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles, including salvo attacks from multiple azimuths and altitudes. It defines NATO IAMD as a continuous construct across peacetime, crisis, and conflict, with national authority assigned to NATO on a permanent basis and executed under a NATO command-and-control structure.
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