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.

Global Defense Procurement and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Global Defense Procurement and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Author: Bert Chapman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-12-27

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 3030013677

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This book analyzes the development and evolution of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a multinational aircraft endeavor involving the U.S. and many of its allies. The author provides a historical overview of jet fighter aircraft, discussing the different generations of these planes and their technical characteristics, as well as an outline of emerging international geopolitical and security trends the F-35 may see combat in. By examining the role of defense industries, domestic politics, and governmental oversight of the Joint Strike Fighter in various countries, the author concludes that this aircraft will be deployed in most of these countries to replace their aging jet fighter fleets and combat potential military aggression from China, Russia, and other revisionist international powers.

Airpower against an Army: Challenge and Response in CENTAF's Duel with the Republican Guard
Airpower against an Army: Challenge and Response in CENTAF's Duel with the Republican Guard

Author: William F. Andrews

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1428912568

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For nearly two decades the United States Air Force (USAF) oriented the bulk of its thinking, acquisition, planning, and training on the threat of a Soviet blitzkrieg across the inter German border. The Air Force fielded a powerful conventional arm well rehearsed in the tactics required to operate over a central European battlefield. Then, in a matter of days, the 1990 invasion of Kuwait altered key assumptions that had been developed over the previous decade and a half. The USAF faced a different foe employing a different military doctrine in an unexpected environment. Instead of disrupting a fast paced land offensive, the combat wings of the United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) were ordered to attack a large, well fortified, and dispersed Iraqi ground force. The heart of that ground force was the Republican Guard Forces Command (RGFC). CENTAF's mission dictated the need to develop an unfamiliar repertoire of tactics and procedures to meet theater objectives. How effectively did CENTAF adjust air operations against the Republican Guard to the changing realities of combat? Answering that question is central to this study, and the answer resides in evaluation of the innovations developed by CENTAF to improve its operational and tactical performance against the Republican Guard. Effectiveness and timeliness are the primary criteria used for evaluating innovations.