Combat Air Power
Combat Air Power

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-09

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 0788133934

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Over the next 6 years, the military services plan to spend more than $10 billion on aircraft & other weapons to improve their close support capabilities. These plans come at a time of reduced defense budgets, force structure reductions, & questions about the affordability of future defense modernization programs. This report discusses the aggregate capabilities of the military services to provide close support, & the extent to which those capabilities continue to be modernized & enhanced. Evaluates modernization proposals for the close support mission.

Combat Air Power
Combat Air Power

Author: Robert D. Murphy

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-05

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9780788143618

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DoD plans to spend over $43 billion from FY 1996-2001 to acquire weapon systems to equip & modernize forces for the air superiority missions. This report evaluates air superiority missions to identify the overlap among the military services' planned capabilities & to determine whether the joint warfighting assessment process relating to air superiority was useful in making program & budget decisions about these programs. Identifies several concerns that should be addressed: joint warfighting assessment needs to cover a longer period, include cost-effectiveness analyses of alternative means to achieve U.S. objectives, & identify overlap. Charts & tables.

Combat Air Power
Combat Air Power

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1996-12

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780788135767

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This comprehensive report on U.S. air power examines whether the U.S. Secretary of Defense has sufficient information from a joint perspective to prioritize programs, objectively weigh the merits of new program investments, and decide whether current programs should receive continued funding. Summarizes major changes in U.S. air power capabilities since 1991 and the broad capabilities of potential adversaries. Synthesizes the findings of six individual air power reviews that were conducted over the past two years. Charts and tables.