This becomes the birth date of the field artillery and
air-defense artillery.
The Hellfire missile, the AH-64 Apache's primary armament, was developed to enable engagement of armor outside the range of the ZSU-23-4 Shilka mobile
air-defense artillery systems that comprised the short-range air-defense system for such forces.
Aviation"; "
Air-Defense Artillery in the Era of Precision-Guided Munitions, the Market Responds"; "Airborne EW Systems"; "Naval Radar Projections"; and "Emerging RF SAM Threats." Session Two will address the topic of the integrated air-defense system (IADS).