Its ability to achieve air superiority, strategic application of force and counter surface campaign is highlighted. The article examines the concept of air power as it has evolved over the last century and extrapolates on its likely role in modern warfare. The unique attributes of combat aircraft along with calibrated escalation and disengagement control makes air power an ideal weapon for deterrence by denial or punishment. A look at the conflict paradigm of the future suggests that air power will make an even greater impact. 12)Ī Century of Air Power: Lessons and Pointersįor nearly a century since its inception, air power has played a dominant role in the generation and successful enforcement of favourable asymmetry.
A Monthly Journal of the IDSA March 2001 (Vol.
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