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Question 1 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to Major Peter W. Mattes in “System of Systems: What, Exactly, is an Integrated Air Defense System?” the “battle management” function/aspect includes four functions of its own. These are: Threat evaluation, engagement decision, weapon type selection and engagement authority Command and control, weapon selection, weapon guidance and threat assessment Threat evaluation, threat engagement, threat destruction and threat assessment Command and control, threat engagement, guidance, and threat assessment This answer is correct. Question 2 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “It’s Time to Talk about A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge” by Michael Kofman, the Russian strategy against the United States will be to successfully counter US concepts of operations during the relevant conflict period or ___________________________________ force air parity with their high-end surface-to-air missile systems. impose high enough costs to force a de-escalation. retreat along the Moscow defense line and protect key assets. counter with conventional ballistic missile barrages.

This answer is correct. Question 3 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “It’s time to Talk about A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge” by Michael Kofman, the Russian General Staff ___________________________________________________ sees warfare against any of the Baltic nations as offensive dominant, but a conflict against central European powers as defensive. sees warfare as defense-dominant and does not expect offensive operations to inflict critical damage. does not see warfare as defense-dominant, and expects offensive operations to inflict critical damage, resulting in attrition and disorganization. sees warfare against any of the central Asian caucus nations as an offensive endeavor, whereas war against NATO will be predominately defensive. This answer is correct. Question 4 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to "Multi-Domain Suppression of Enemy Air Defense" by Major Nathan Barlow, the joint force effort to field Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) system ________________________ recommends investment in a new acquisition radar system. recommends investment in a new target tracking radar system. intends that all U.S. services must acquire a single acquisition radar system.

intends to make holistic situational awareness a reality. This answer is correct. Question 5 6.25 / 6.25 pts The main point of "Multi-Domain Suppression of Enemy Air Defense" by Major Nathan Barlow, with respect to suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) systems, is that the US Army needs to _______________________________ stay out of the SEAD business and allow the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) to benefit from unity of command when attacking enemy A2/AD systems. provide all of its long-range surface-to-surface attack systems tactical control (TACON) to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) early in modern campaigns. resource its forces with offensively mobile anti-air and anti-missile systems capable of defeating modern attack aircraft and ballistic missiles. support the Air Force’s SEAD resource requirements. This answer is correct. Question 6 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (CMC), announced the 11th major structural reform to the PLA since 1949. Notably, Xi elevated the ___________________ , once an independent branch of the PLA, to service-level stature on par with the three other services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and renamed it the __________________________________. PLA’s Second Artillery Force (PLASAF), “PLA Rocket Force” (PLARF)”

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PLA’s Second Space Command (PLASSC), “PLA Space Force (PLASF)” PLA’s Second Submarine Force (PLASSF), “PLA Undersea Force (PLAUF)” PLA’s Second Air Defense Command (PLAADF), “PLA Air Defense Force (PLAADF)” This answer is correct. Question 7 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (CMC), announced the 11th major structural reform to the PLA since 1949. As a result, the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) is now expected to undertake an expanded set of missions beyond defending Chinese territorial airspace to include __________________________ launching offensive operations against enemy assets at distances beyond the first island chain. launching offensive operations against enemy assets at distances beyond the second island chain. defending Chinese territorial land and sea space as well. launching offensive operations against U.S. bases in Hawaii if necessary. This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 8 0 / 6.25 pts

Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “U.S. vs Chinese air superiority,” and looking at the Taiwan Scenario, RAND’s assessment of “major U.S. advantage” in 1996 has shifted to ___________ in 2017. “U.S. advantage” “major Chinese advantage” “approximate parity” “Chinese advantage” This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 4. Question 9 6.25 / 6.25 pts Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “Chinese anti-surface warfare,” and looking at the Taiwan Scenario, the “major U.S. advantage” in 1996 has shifted to ________ in 2017. “U.S. advantage” “major Chinese advantage” “Chinese advantage” “approximate parity” This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 10

0 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, one of the limitations of the U.S. efforts to learn as much as possible about the new upgrades on the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” is the fact that __________________ China has recently upgraded is production-line security protocols and thus its aircraft secrets are harder to crack. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia and North Korea, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A is unlikely to be exported for the foreseeable future and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 5. Question 11 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to WOMMA.org’s “People’s Liberation Army Air Force (2023),” the current active inventory of the PLA Air Force is just under _________ aircraft as of 10 April 2023. 2000 1000 2500 1500

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This answer is correct. Question 12 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, after it is upgraded, the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” will close the gap with U.S. 5th generation fighters like the F-22 and F-35. However, the J—20A has some shortcomings, including the fact that ___________________________________________ it is a heavier aircraft with a limited range. it is a lighter, smaller aircraft with a limited munition capacity. it is a heavier, less agile aircraft which will be more expensive to build and operate. it is a lighter, slower speed aircraft with range limitations. This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 13 0 / 6.25 pts According to the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness” by Derek Solen, air defense brigades linked the search, tracking, and targeting radars of each of its subordinate battalions into a single network and thereby digitized the brigade’s air surveillance picture. This enabled the PLA Army to ___________________ facilitate a 2019 joint exercise with the PLA Navy to share a common operating picture. likely facilitate an exercise in the summer of 2019 win which air defense units of the PLAA, PLA, Air Force, and even the PLA Rocket Force to form a joint integrated air defense system.

facilitate a 2019 joint simulation where targets were passed between different service components. facilitate a 2019 joint exercise where the Army passed a target it was tracking directly to a PLA Navy target-tracking radar. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 6. Incorrect Question 14 0 / 6.25 pts According to the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness” by Derek Solen, perhaps the most significant improvement to the PLA air defense brigades, because it involved cultural change, was _____________________ that the brigade finally allowed women to command above the battery command level. that the command staff were finally conducting post-exercise after-action briefings that included commanders at all echelons. that the brigade granted battalion and battery commanders the authority to engage targets on their own initiative. that these PLA Army units were finally fully integrating with their PLA Air Force counterparts, improving joint defense. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 6. Incorrect Question 15 0 / 6.25 pts In 2015/16, the Peoples Liberation Army carried out large-scale military reforms that established theater commands that have operational control over ___________________________.

Ground forces, Fleets, and Air Forces The Strategic Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force, and Missile Forces Central Military Commission personnel PLA Army headquarters, PLA Navy headquarters, and PLA Air Force headquarters This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 7. Incorrect Question 16 0 / 6.25 pts In 2015/16, the Peoples Liberation Army carried out large-scale military reforms that established new theater commands. These commands are the _______________________ Theater Commands. Pacific, Indian Ocean, Northern and Southern South China Sea, Taiwan, Eastern and Western Central, Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Land, Maritime, Air, and Space This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 7. Question 1 0 / 6.25 pts According to “It’s Time to Talk about A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge” by Michael Kofman, when looking at anti-access/area denial, combining this theory to include both China and Russia is ______________________________

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appropriate since China “stole” the strategy from the Russians. a mistake because there is really no Russian strategy bearing that name. a mistake since neither really apply use it. appropriate since Russia is stealing it from China. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 1. Incorrect Question 2 0 / 6.25 pts In his article “A Game of Numbers: How Air Defense Systems Work and Why Ukraine is Eager for more Protection,” Iain Boyd explains the basic attributes of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, stating that _____________________________________ ballistic missiles, due to their trajectory, follow an unpredictable path and are difficult to track, whereas cruise missiles carry a propulsion system, can maintain their speed and fly a more predictable path. ballistic missiles, due to their trajectory, follow a more predictable path and are somewhat easier to track whereas cruise missiles carry a propulsion system that allow them to maintain speed and fly a more unpredictable path. both ballistic missiles and cruise missiles tend to be difficult to track due to their unpredictable flight path. both ballistic missiles and cruise missiles tend to be easy to track due to their predictable flight path. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 1. Incorrect Question 3

0 / 6.25 pts According to the Congressional Research Service paper titled “Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) and Military Ranges,” The Chinese HQ-9 surface-to- air missile system, and its naval variant the HHQ-9 series, have radar ranges up to ___ kilometers with missile ranges around ____ kilometers. 250, 150 175, 100 300, 200 200, 125 This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 1. Question 4 6.25 / 6.25 pts Colonel Speed and Lieutenant Colonel Stathopoulos, in their article “SEAD Operations of the Future, The Necessity of Jointness,” point out that in Libya there was a need for increased ________, and that because of Libya’s aged and less capable weapons, they used ________ IADS that presented challenges to US and coalition aircraft. SEAD emphasis, legacy jointness, traditional SEAD emphasis, non-traditional jointness, non-traditional This answer is correct.

Incorrect Question 5 0 / 6.25 pts According to Colonel Joseph Speed and Lieutenant Colonel Panagiotis Stathopoulos in their article “SEAD Operations of the Future, The Necessity of Jointness,” historically, ________ of total flown sorties are tasked to conduct SEAD missions. 5% to 10% 3% to 5% 25% to 45% 15% to 30% This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 2. Question 6 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the DoD’s “Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China-2020” reading, China’s leaders stress the imperative of meeting key military transformation markers set in 2020 and 2035. These milestones seek to align the PLA’s transformation with China’s overall national modernization so that by the end of ____, China will field a “world-class” military. 2030 2040 2035 2049

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This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 7 0 / 6.25 pts According to the DoD’s “Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China-2020” reading, China has in excess of 1,250 ground-launched ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges between ____ and ____. 100km, 500km 250km, 1000km 500km, 5,500km 1,000km, 10,000km This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 3. Incorrect Question 8 0 / 6.25 pts Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “U.S. airspace penetration” in the Taiwan scenario, the RAND chart showed “U.S. advantage” in 1996, and now shows ______ in 2017. “Chinese advantage” “major Chinese advantage” “major U.S. advantage” “approximate parity”

This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 4. Question 9 6.25 / 6.25 pts Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “U.S. vs Chinese air superiority,” and looking at the Taiwan Scenario, RAND’s assessment of “major U.S. advantage” in 1996 has shifted to ___________ in 2017. “Chinese advantage” “U.S. advantage” “approximate parity” “major Chinese advantage” This answer is correct. Question 10 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, one of the limitations of the U.S. efforts to learn as much as possible about the new upgrades on the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” is the fact that __________________ the upgraded J-20A is unlikely to be exported for the foreseeable future and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia and North Korea, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one.

China has recently upgraded is production-line security protocols and thus its aircraft secrets are harder to crack. This answer is correct. Question 11 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to Lesson 3, PLAAF Aircraft (page 6), “5th generation” fighter aircraft are ______________________________________________________________ fighter aircraft where stealth is the prioritized capability, with integrated communications and computing systems linked to external systems. fighter aircraft that are capable of supersonic flight, have advanced radar, and can fire missiles that can engage targets beyond visual range. fighter aircraft that have advanced radar, and can fire missiles that can engage targets beyond visual range but are NOT supersonic. fighter aircraft that have integrated communications and computing systems linked to external systems but are NOT stealthy. This answer is correct. Question 12 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, after it is upgraded, the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” will close the gap with U.S. 5th generation fighters like the F-22 and F-35. However, the J—20A has some shortcomings, including the fact that ___________________________________________ it is a heavier aircraft with a limited range.

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it is a heavier, less agile aircraft which will be more expensive to build and operate. it is a lighter, slower speed aircraft with range limitations. it is a lighter, smaller aircraft with a limited munition capacity. This answer is correct. Question 13 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness” by Derek Solen, perhaps the most significant improvement to the PLA air defense brigades, because it involved cultural change, was _____________________ that the brigade finally allowed women to command above the battery command level. that the command staff were finally conducting post-exercise after-action briefings that included commanders at all echelons. that the brigade granted battalion and battery commanders the authority to engage targets on their own initiative. that these PLA Army units were finally fully integrating with their PLA Air Force counterparts, improving joint defense. This answer is correct. Question 14 6.25 / 6.25 pts In the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness,” Derek Solen concludes that a series of news

reports about the 80th Air Defense Brigade of the PLA Army that show innovation and improvement ________________________________. May be isolated to that unit, since none the reports to not mention any other units receiving the same improvements Are likely exaggerated since similar reports in other functional areas recently have been proven to be more hype than fact Can likely be extrapolated to all of the air defense brigades, meaning that they all have become more effective, resilient, and more capable of joint operations Are likely exaggerated since they shared the reports with international media representatives This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 15 0 / 6.25 pts In 2015/16, the Peoples Liberation Army carried out large-scale military reforms that established theater commands that have operational control over ___________________________. The Strategic Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force, and Missile Forces Ground forces, Fleets, and Air Forces Central Military Commission personnel PLA Army headquarters, PLA Navy headquarters, and PLA Air Force headquarters This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 7.

Question 16 6.25 / 6.25 pts One of the key findings in RAND's Research Report, "People's Liberation Army Operational Concepts" by Edmund Burke, et al., is that Xi and his strategists are looking beyond his 2035 fully modernized milestone to develop military theory and concepts for a "world-class military" by ____. 2050 2040 2055 2045 This answer is correct. Question 1 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “It’s Time to Talk about A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge” by Michael Kofman, the Russian strategy against the United States will be to successfully counter US concepts of operations during the relevant conflict period or ___________________________________ retreat along the Moscow defense line and protect key assets. impose high enough costs to force a de-escalation. counter with conventional ballistic missile barrages. force air parity with their high-end surface-to-air missile systems.

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This answer is correct. Question 2 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “System of Systems: What, Exactly, is an Integrated Air Defense System?” by Major Peter W. Mattes, the United States has historically categorized an air defense systems as strategic or tactical based on its range, whereas the Russians categorize the tactical or strategic nature of their systems based on _____________ the size of the missiles in the surface-to-air system. which military service is operating the system. how the surface-to-air systems tie to centers-of-gravity they are tasked to defend. the maximum altitude of the surface-to-air-system. This answer is correct. Question 3 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to Major Peter W. Mattes in “Systems of Systems: What, Exactly, is an Integrated Air Defense System?” one expert calls an integrated air defense system _________________________________ the combination of surface-to-air missiles and modern air-to-air fighters to counter enemy air attacks. the combination of anti-aircraft artillery and modern air-to-air fighter aircraft to counter enemy air attacks. the combination of air and ground counterair systems designed to thwart enemy air attacks.

the structure, equipment, personnel, procedures, and weapons used to counter the enemy’s airborne penetration of one’s own claimed territory. This answer is correct. Question 4 6.25 / 6.25 pts Colonel Speed and Lieutenant Colonel Stathopoulos, in their article “SEAD Operations of the Future, The Necessity of Jointness,” assert that the last thirty years of air campaigns stand as a testament to increasingly complex integrated air defense systems (IADS) and the need for ______________________ developing friendly US IADS to counter these enemy IADS. using Army surface-to-surface systems like ATACMS and MLRS to counter enemy IADS. effective SEAD air operations as a key enabler during the campaigns. developing 5th generation fighters. This answer is correct. Question 5 6.25 / 6.25 pts Colonel Speed and Lieutenant Colonel Stathopoulos, in their article “SEAD Operations of the Future, The Necessity of Jointness,” point out that in Libya there was a need for increased ________, and that because of Libya’s aged and less capable weapons, they used ________ IADS that presented challenges to US and coalition aircraft. jointness, traditional

jointness, non-traditional SEAD emphasis, legacy SEAD emphasis, non-traditional This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 6 0 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, the largest fighter unit formation in the PLAAF is called a “brigade.” This formation has a similar number of aircraft as a U.S. Air Force ______________. fighter wing fighter squadron fighter division fighter group This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 3. Question 7 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (CMC), announced the 11th major structural reform to the PLA since 1949. Xi established the ______________________, which is a theater command-level organization rather than its own service, to centralize the PLA’s with _______________________________.

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PLA’s Strategic Air Force, strategic bombers reporting directly to the theater commander PLA’s Strategic Support Force (PLASSF), strategic logistics and maintenance PLA’s Strategic Support Force (PLASSF), strategic space, cyber, electronic, and psychological warfare missions and capabilities. PLA’s Strategic Special Operations Force, PLA Special Forces and PLAN SEAL teams This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 8 0 / 6.25 pts Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “Chinese air base attack” (the ability of the Chinese to threaten U.S. forward bases) in the Taiwan scenario, the RAND chart showed “Major U.S. advantage” in 1996 to _____________ in 2017. “U.S. advantage” “major Chinese advantage” “Chinese advantage” “Approximate parity” This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 4. Incorrect Question 9 0 / 6.25 pts

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Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “Chinese anti-surface warfare,” and looking at the Taiwan Scenario, the “major U.S. advantage” in 1996 has shifted to ________ in 2017. “U.S. advantage” “approximate parity” “Chinese advantage” “major Chinese advantage” This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 4. Question 10 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to WOMMA.org’s “People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)-- 2023,” of their total fighter aircraft inventory, they have more ______ fighters than any other fighter type. J-7 (3rd Generation fighter, MIG-21 Chinese evolution) Sukhoi Su-30 (Flanker-C, evolution of the Su-27 Flanker) Chengdu J-10 (akin to the American F-16 with a design not unlike the Eurofighter Typhoon) Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E, pinnacle of the Flanker fleet) This answer is correct. Question 11

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6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, one of the limitations of the U.S. efforts to learn as much as possible about the new upgrades on the J-20 “Mighty Dragon” is the fact that __________________ China has recently upgraded is production-line security protocols and thus its aircraft secrets are harder to crack. the upgraded J-20A is unlikely to be exported for the foreseeable future and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. the upgraded J-20A will only be exported to Russia and North Korea, and this will make it more difficult for the United States to get its hands on one. This answer is correct. Incorrect Question 12 0 / 6.25 pts According to Lesson 3, PLAAF Aircraft (page 6), “3rd generation” fighter aircraft are _______________________________________________________________ fighter aircraft that are capable of supersonic flight, have advanced radar, and can fire missiles that can engage targets beyond visual range. fighter aircraft that have integrated communications and computing systems linked to external systems but are not stealthy. fighter aircraft where stealth is the prioritized capability, with integrated communications and computing systems linked to external systems.

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fighter aircraft that have advanced radar, and can fire missiles that can engage targets beyond visual range but are NOT supersonic. This answer is incorrect. Please review Lesson 3, Objective 5. Question 13 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the Air Power Australia 2012 technical report “PLA Area Defence Missile Systems,” the S-300PMU (SA-10B/C Grumble) best compares to the earlier variants of the U.S. Patriot missile system, but with the important difference that the S-300PMU _______________ has a much shorter range. is highly mobile. has a much smaller warhead. is not as mobile. This answer is correct. Question 14 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness” by Derek Solen, air defense brigades, integrated electronic warfare into their air defense operation. However, initially these brigades were not convinced of the utility of their new EW battalions until _________________________________________ they were defeated by their EW battalions during force-on-force exercises. they sent observers to watch a North Korean exercise with EW integrated into its air defense units.

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they reviewed open-source video of U.S. units integrating EW into its air defense units. they reviewed tapes of the Russians successfully exercising their EW integrated air defense units. This answer is correct. Question 15 6.25 / 6.25 pts In the article "China's 'Three Warfares' in Perspective," by Peter Mattis, the "three warfares" alluded to in the title are _________________________ public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and legal warfare. economic warfare; diplomatic coercion, and military force. land warfare, air warfare, and sea warfare. political warfare, social warfare and miliary force. This answer is correct. Question 16 6.25 / 6.25 pts In 2015/16, the Peoples Liberation Army carried out large-scale military reforms that established theater commands that have operational control over ___________________________. Ground forces, Fleets, and Air Forces PLA Army headquarters, PLA Navy headquarters, and PLA Air Force headquarters

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The Strategic Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force, and Missile Forces Central Military Commission personnel This answer is correct. Question 1 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “It’s time to Talk about A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge” by Michael Kofman, the Russian General Staff ___________________________________________________ sees warfare as defense-dominant and does not expect offensive operations to inflict critical damage. sees warfare against any of the Baltic nations as offensive dominant, but a conflict against central European powers as defensive. sees warfare against any of the central Asian caucus nations as an offensive endeavor, whereas war against NATO will be predominately defensive. does not see warfare as defense-dominant, and expects offensive operations to inflict critical damage, resulting in attrition and disorganization. This answer is correct. Question 2 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the Congressional Research Service paper titled “Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS) and Military Ranges,” one of the most challenging foreign IADS capabilities that US forces may encounter is the Russian developed S-400 (SA-21 Growler), which has an unclassified range of ____ kilometers. 300

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200 400 500 This answer is correct. Question 3 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to Major Peter W. Mattes in “Systems of Systems: What, Exactly, is an Integrated Air Defense System?” one expert calls an integrated air defense system _________________________________ the combination of surface-to-air missiles and modern air-to-air fighters to counter enemy air attacks. the combination of anti-aircraft artillery and modern air-to-air fighter aircraft to counter enemy air attacks. the combination of air and ground counterair systems designed to thwart enemy air attacks. the structure, equipment, personnel, procedures, and weapons used to counter the enemy’s airborne penetration of one’s own claimed territory. This answer is correct. Question 4 6.25 / 6.25 pts The main point of "Multi-Domain Suppression of Enemy Air Defense" by Major Nathan Barlow, with respect to suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) systems, is that the US Army needs to _______________________________

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support the Air Force’s SEAD resource requirements. stay out of the SEAD business and allow the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) to benefit from unity of command when attacking enemy A2/AD systems. resource its forces with offensively mobile anti-air and anti-missile systems capable of defeating modern attack aircraft and ballistic missiles. provide all of its long-range surface-to-surface attack systems tactical control (TACON) to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) early in modern campaigns. This answer is correct. Question 5 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to "Multi-Domain Suppression of Enemy Air Defense" by Major Nathan Barlow, while in prior conflicts the US Army had the luxury of waiting for the US Air Force to establish air superiority before ground forces began their maneuver, whereas today that may not be an option. He recommends _________________________________________________________ developing new defensively static anti-aircraft systems that will more effectively shoot down ballistic and hypersonic missiles. replacing the Army’s 155mm artillery system with a new system that is dual use for both surface-to-surface targets as well as surface-to-air targets. developing new Army doctrine that directs how to fight under Air Parity. developing an offensive, ground-based anti-air and missile capability that will reduce the Air Force’s workload and allow ground forces to begin their maneuver. This answer is correct.

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Question 6 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (CMC), announced the 11th major structural reform to the PLA since 1949. Xi established the ______________________, which is a theater command-level organization rather than its own service, to centralize the PLA’s with _______________________________. PLA’s Strategic Air Force, strategic bombers reporting directly to the theater commander PLA’s Strategic Special Operations Force, PLA Special Forces and PLAN SEAL teams PLA’s Strategic Support Force (PLASSF), strategic space, cyber, electronic, and psychological warfare missions and capabilities. PLA’s Strategic Support Force (PLASSF), strategic logistics and maintenance This answer is correct. Question 7 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to “PLA Aerospace Power: A Primer on Trends in China’s Military Air, Space, and Missile Forces” by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Military Commission (CMC), announced the 11th major structural reform to the PLA since 1949. Notably, Xi elevated the ___________________ , once an independent branch of the PLA, to service-level stature on par with the three other services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and renamed it the __________________________________. PLA’s Second Submarine Force (PLASSF), “PLA Undersea Force (PLAUF)”

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PLA’s Second Air Defense Command (PLAADF), “PLA Air Defense Force (PLAADF)” PLA’s Second Space Command (PLASSC), “PLA Space Force (PLASF)” PLA’s Second Artillery Force (PLASAF), “PLA Rocket Force” (PLARF)” This answer is correct. Question 8 6.25 / 6.25 pts Looking at RAND’s “An Interactive Look at the U.S.-China Military Scorecard” reading, when it comes to seeing the charts regarding “Chinese anti-surface warfare,” and looking at the Taiwan Scenario, the “major U.S. advantage” in 1996 has shifted to ________ in 2017. “U.S. advantage” “Chinese advantage” “approximate parity” “major Chinese advantage” This answer is correct. Question 9 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the “Accommodate Combat Aircraft” web article by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, China’s rapid development of the Subi and Mischief reefs gave the Chinese three operational runways in the disputed Spratly Islands. Based on the reinforced hangars constructed, the Chinese can base _________ aircraft in the Spratly Islands.

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fighter, bomber and transport fighter rotary wing fighter and bomber This answer is correct. Question 10 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “China Upgrading Fifth-Gen Fighter Capabilities” by Jon Harper, as China continues to upgrade the J-20A, the United States _________________________________ is moving to gain approval for early retirement of the F-35 and F-22 in order to put more resources into the Next Generation Air Dominance Program to develop a 6th generation fighter. is moving to gain approval for the early retirement of the F-22 in order to increase funding for F-35 upgrades and the Next Generation Air Dominance Program to develop a 6th generation fighter. is moving POM money out of the F-22 modernization program to put into the Army’s Next Generation Surface-to-Air Missile program. is moving to give the F-35 Block 4 capabilities and modernize the F-22 in order to counter China’s leap ahead in capability and numbers. This answer is correct. Question 11 6.25 / 6.25 pts

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According to WOMMA.org’s “People’s Liberation Army Air Force (2023),” the current active inventory of the PLA Air Force is just under _________ aircraft as of 10 April 2023. 1000 1500 2000 2500 This answer is correct. Question 12 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to WOMMA.org’s “People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)-- 2023,” as a percentage of the total, ___________ make up 61% of the aircraft inventory as of 10 April 2023. helicopters bombers fighters transports This answer is correct. Question 13 6.25 / 6.25 pts

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According to the Air Power Australia 2012 technical report “PLA Area Defence Missile Systems,” the S-300PMU (SA-10B/C Grumble) best compares to the earlier variants of the U.S. Patriot missile system, but with the important difference that the S-300PMU _______________ has a much shorter range. is not as mobile. has a much smaller warhead. is highly mobile. This answer is correct. Question 14 6.25 / 6.25 pts According to the article “PLA Army Air Defense Unites Improve Effectiveness, Resiliency, and Jointness” by Derek Solen, air defense brigades, integrated electronic warfare into their air defense operation. However, initially these brigades were not convinced of the utility of their new EW battalions until _________________________________________ they were defeated by their EW battalions during force-on-force exercises. they reviewed tapes of the Russians successfully exercising their EW integrated air defense units. they sent observers to watch a North Korean exercise with EW integrated into its air defense units. they reviewed open-source video of U.S. units integrating EW into its air defense units.

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This answer is correct. Question 15 6.25 / 6.25 pts One of the key findings in RAND's Research Report, "People's Liberation Army Operational Concepts" by Edmund Burke, et al., is that Xi and his strategists are looking beyond his 2035 fully modernized milestone to develop military theory and concepts for a "world-class military" by ____. 2045 2040 2050 2055 This answer is correct. Question 16 6.25 / 6.25 pts In 2015/16, the Peoples Liberation Army carried out large-scale military reforms that established theater commands that have operational control over ___________________________. Central Military Commission personnel The Strategic Support Force, Joint Logistics Support Force, and Missile Forces PLA Army headquarters, PLA Navy headquarters, and PLA Air Force headquarters Ground forces, Fleets, and Air Forces

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