Weapons of War: Fleet Air Defense (2007) Online
- Original Title :
- Weapons of War: Fleet Air Defense
- Genre :
- Creative Work / Documentary / History / War
- Year :
- 2007
- Type :
- Creative Work
- Time :
- 40min
- Rating :
- 6.3/10
Faced with the threat of increasingly advanced naval strike aircraft and air-launched anti-ship missiles, the defense of the fleet is as important today as it was to the US Navy in the Pacific during World War I. Understand how a combination of carrier fighters, guns and ship-launched missiles provide layers of effective defense against a range of airborne intruders. Follow the development of the maritime air threats, from the kamikaze suicide raider of World War II to the missile-armed Soviet bombers of the Cold War era, and examine the defenses created to defeat them.