UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS.

Without any doubt the wide diversity of tactical situations involving the enemy's aerial means requires a certain number of types of AD systems. Some of them are destined to repeal low altitude pinpoint saturation attacks, others aim to face at cruise missiles final approach assault and others must prevent high altitude aircraft evolution at long range (reconnaissance, ELINT/EW, tankers, a.o.). All these requirements cannot be satisfied by a single system but also is uneconomical to spreads too much the number of systems in endowment, especially when the quantity (depending on the Army's size) is small. These considerations impose to search for use the systems very carefully choose and as possible even derivatives of a basic system adapted for mission, conducting to uniformity and standardization. In this case only the cost of life cycle and the replacement spending will be taken under control in small maintenance organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]