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Army Races To Rebuild Short-Range Air Defense: New Lasers, Vehicles, Units

February 21, 2017 Breaking Defense
By: Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr
Related Expert: David E. Johnson

But another speaker, retired colonel turned thinktanker David Johnson, downplayed the risk of friendly fire. Given how well enemy air defenses may keep our aircraft out, Johnson said, “frankly, in early stages of some of these conflicts, you won’t have to worry about shooting down blue air. It won’t be there.”