Abstract
During the Iraq war, American missile units and warning systems failed to detect or intercept five Iraqi low-flying cruise missiles, one of which came perilously close to a US Marine encampment. At least two Iraqi ultralight aircraft - feared capable of carrying chemical or biological agents - were detected only after flying over thousands of US troops, and there were a series of friendly-fire incidents involving the Patriot system. Without a similar degree of the joint-service integration that has transformed its offensive capabilities, American missile and air defences could become increasingly vulnerable to adversaries who combine ballistic and cruise missile attacks with flights by unmanned aerial vehicles.
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