Which weapon system provides air defense on a naval platform?

Which weapon system provides air defense on a naval platform?

• A. Anti-ship warfare
• B. SM-2
• C. Tomahawk
• D. CIWS

Answer: (B)

Protecting a ship from airborne threats is handled by a surface-to-air missile system. The SM-2 is a shipborne air-defense missile designed to intercept aircraft and missiles at medium ranges, and it integrates with the ship’s radar and combat-control systems to provide layered, fleet-wide air protection. Tomahawk is a long-range land-attack cruise missile, not an air-defense weapon. CIWS provides close-in, last-ditch defense using rapid-fire guns at very short range, but it does not offer the broad, medium-range air-defense capability that the SM-2 provides. Anti-ship warfare is a mission focus, not a specific defensive system.

Protecting a ship from airborne threats is handled by a surface-to-air missile system. The SM-2 is a shipborne air-defense missile designed to intercept aircraft and missiles at medium ranges, and it integrates with the ship’s radar and combat-control systems to provide layered, fleet-wide air protection.

Tomahawk is a long-range land-attack cruise missile, not an air-defense weapon. CIWS provides close-in, last-ditch defense using rapid-fire guns at very short range, but it does not offer the broad, medium-range air-defense capability that the SM-2 provides. Anti-ship warfare is a mission focus, not a specific defensive system.