Area air defence, the air defence of a specific area or location, (as opposed to point defence), have historically been operated by both armies (Anti-Aircraft Command in the British Army, for instance) and Air Forces (the United States Air Force's CIM-10 Bomarc). Area defence systems have medium to long range and can be made up of various other systems and networked into an area defence system (in which case it may be made up of several short range systems combined to effectively cover an area). An example of area defence is the defence of Saudi Arabia and Israel by MIM-104 Patriot missile batteries during the first Gulf War, where the objective was to cover populated areas. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the air defence of a certain area called? ANS1 Area air defence QSN2 Armies as well as what group have operated area air defences? ANS2 Air Forces QSN3 What U.S. Air Forces operated area air defence? ANS3 CIM-10 Bomarc QSN4 What range do area defence systems have? ANS4 medium to long range QSN5 What was the objective of the MIM-104 Patriot Missile batteries during the first Gulf War? ANS5 to cover populated areas