To capture the defense reform debate surrounding the proper application of high technology in military systems, this study focuses on tactical aircraft, an area epitomizing cutting-edge technology. Air combat history is revisited (including the 1991 Persian Gulf War) to confirm, reject, or qualify positions advocating certain technologies in tactical aviation. Emphasis is placed on enduring combat ideas and aircraft design principles. The interaction between mission requirements, inventory composition, and aircraft design is discussed to illustrate the dynamics of constrained choice that enters acquisition decisions. The relevance of reform arguments in the post-Cold War era is assessed, including the impact of political and economic constraints on future force-mix options, the shift from NATO-centered contingencies to Third World Low Intensity Conflict (LIC), and the threat of conventional arms proliferation.
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SERGE HERZOG, who served in the Swiss Air Defense, is currently a consultant for OEISInc.
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air combat history, defense reform debate, tactical air missions, multirole aircraft, air superiority role, maintenance manhours, subsystem areas, operational suitability, fighter performance, survivability features, aircraft reliability, operating tempo, functional versatility, decentralized execution, air force planners, lightweight fighter, combat weight, sortie rate, air superiority fighter, operational competence, fighter design, tactical air forces, air interdiction, advanced avionics, internal fuel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gulf War, Armed Services, United States, Santa Monica, Cold War, Desert Storm, Senate Committee, Persian Gulf, Government Printing Office, Department of Defense, World War, General Dynamics, Jet Fighter Performance, Final Report, Third World, Air University Review, Congressional Budget Office, International Security, Summary Report, Westview Press, House Committee, North Vietnamese, Soviet Union, Air University Press New!
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air combat history, defense reform debate, tactical air missions, multirole aircraft, air superiority role, maintenance manhours, subsystem areas, operational suitability, fighter performance, survivability features, aircraft reliability, operating tempo, functional versatility, decentralized execution, air force planners, lightweight fighter, combat weight, sortie rate, air superiority fighter, operational competence, fighter design, tactical air forces, air interdiction, advanced avionics, internal fuel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Gulf War, Armed Services, United States, Santa Monica, Cold War, Desert Storm, Senate Committee, Persian Gulf, Government Printing Office, Department of Defense, World War, General Dynamics, Jet Fighter Performance, Final Report, Third World, Air University Review, Congressional Budget Office, International Security, Summary Report, Westview Press, House Committee, North Vietnamese, Soviet Union, Air University Press New!
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- National Defense V306 by James Fallows on 9 pages
- Air Power! (Avatar) (Color Plus Tattoos) by Golden Books on 6 pages
- AIR POWER by M Armitage on 5 pages
- Defense Facts of Life: The Plans/Reality Mismatch by Franklin Spinney on 4 pages
- The Defense Reform Debate: Issues and Analysis by Professor Asa A. Clark on page 15, page 60, and Back Matter
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