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...This research is framed in the context of a specialized weapon in military aviation: an unmanned multirole fighter capable of replacing manned systems and their respective missions. This paper gives a brief history of unmanned aerial vehicles and their employment as weapons to demonstrate the evolution from ISR platform to unmanned combat air vehicle and then...

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...l: ACSC@maxwell.af.mil AIR UNIVERSITY AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGEThe Last Manned FighterReplacing Manned Fighters with Unmanned Combat Air... ...MMAND AND STAFF COLLEGEThe Last Manned FighterReplacing Manned Fighters with Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles RobeRt b. tRsek Majo... ... question, can and shouldthe Air Force pursue an unmanned multirole fighter toreplace manned systems? Unmanned aircraft systemshave demonstrated enorm... ...on, can and shouldthe Air Force pursue an unmanned multirole fighter toreplace manned systems? Unmanned aircraft systemshave demonstrated enormous int... ...conventionalmultirole aircraft in the face of high endurance missions,evolving threat systems, and political pressure to preservehuman life. This res... ... their employment asweapons to demonstrate the evolution from ISR platformto unmanned combat air vehicle and then evolves into twomain sections of “ca... ... immense dollar and political costs to besaved in their employment. In the context of future threatsystems and antiaccess strategies, the Air Force wo... ...ties, address those capabilities with subjectivequestioning, and determine the likely future of unmannedfighters in our combat air forces (CAF). This... ...squeezed intothe finite radio frequency (RF) spectrum for transmission toand from the ground station controlling it. Complete auton-omy has its own di...

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...Lt Col Richard M. Clark’s Uninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles: Airpower by the People, For the People, But Not with the People, draws on that long history to gauge what the future may hold for uninhabited combat aerial vehicles (UCAV). Given the problematic histor...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 EVOLUTION OF UNINHABITED COMBAT AERIAL VEHICLES (UCAV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TODAY’S UCAVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 TOMORROW’S UCAVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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... AIR UNIVERSITY AIR SITY UNIVERUninhabited Combat Aerial Vehicles Airpower by the People, For the People, But ... ...ngress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clark, Richard M., 1964– Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles : airpower by the people, for the people, but not ... ...People, But Not with the People, draws on that long history togauge what the future may hold for uninhabited combat aerialvehicles (UCAV). The United ... ... have handicapped UCAVshistorically and which could continue to impede their future evo-lution. He then turns to more contemporary organizational andc... ...ircraft because of the removal of the pilot and the as-sociated life support systems. They also remove the pilot fromdanger, decreasing the risk of ca... ... hindrances weremore significant than others, but they all contributed to un-manned aviation’s checkered past. Being aware of these ob-stacles is the ... ...ld for UCAVs, thispaper looks to the past. It examines the obstacles that un-manned aviation faced throughout its history to predict whatobstacles UCA... ...sions at variouspoints in the mission. The man in the loop may operate froma ground station, another aircraft, or a ship; and the amountof interface v... ...een different concepts. There are somewho envision UCAVs as fully autonomous systems where theyseek and destroy the target without any human interacti...

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...imes are inconflict with each other. We have conflicts within our own value systems and between whatwe value and what others value. ―On my voyage I... ...sedassumptions. Without such a foundation the theory, that rights exist, is groundless. Theassumptions from which they derive, however, may also be gr... ...way neuroscience is developingwe may be able to prove or disprove it in the future. Is it possible that there is an electrical orchemical reason for s... ...ight add the assumption that truth is better than ignorance, but all belief systemswould support that claim. They would merely disagree on what truth ... ... USSR, did not reward individual initiative. It thereforefailed. Maybe in a future time it will work, but not yet. So the assumptions of Marx and Leni... ...ntered hope than to spend eternity in heaven,Valhalla, or the happy hunting ground? When there is no hope in this life, the hope of anafterlife looms... ...rn of different tenets, 68according as I found them combated in the different books that I read, I began to doubt ofRevelation... ...ions? Most of the hospitals inunderdeveloped countries are supported by and manned by strongly religious people, supported 98b... ...t a bit over 12% of theirs.‖ —―A few countries have other weapons to combat the costs of an agingpopulation. Spain, for example, has relatively...

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...enemy they don't understand in a war they did not choose. Space Grunts is told mainly from the perspective of the rank and file of the Human Alliance ground forces, who face an eminent foe, commanding over far superior means. Space Force Grunts tells about the feelings and thoughts of these soldiers, reports their talks and the trials and tribulations they have to go throu...

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... deep wells and a couple of cisterns appendant to them, a makeshift front-line spa, and most importantly a maintenance station for fighter robots and combat drones. Base 18 on planet DN-DU-144/5 was in principle a bleak place. Though at that moment it was officially day-time at the location of base 18, there was actually just a little twilight. The far sun, going by the le...

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...t-line spa, and most importantly amaintenance station for fighter robots and combat drones. Base 18 on planet DN-DU-144/5 was in principle a bleak pla... ...ere crowned with a thick layer ofmethane clouds. The atmospheric pressure at ground surface near base 18 was in average431 kPa, approximately 4.3 time... .... The use of disinfectants was frequent and so wereinspections of all weapon systems. Maintenance was excellent and drill was severe. Koonwas fiercely... ...rtillery or missiles but many still had come through. There had been somefew manned stations on that moon; DN-DU-144/5/1 by name. All of them had to b... ...ng up. First Lieutenant Blacksmith was content witha simple ‘no, sir’ and in combat situations even the most basis ‘no’; if the correct asappropriate ... ...ch@googlemail.comfield office during Koon’s absence. Every station had to be manned all the time. Themaster sergeant looked at his subordinate with a ... ... It would allow Leblanc to start a common life with his fiancée andhopefully future wife; if they both were to survive the terrible war. Apart from th... ...uch nonsense at all. His past spilled blood may have built the basis for his futurelife with beloved Imelda Heavenscales as his wife; a little family ... ...stimated by the high command of the Human Alliance. Theyalso lost many solar systems and planets to the military of the human alliance. But theykept o...

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...nt of both short- and long-term actions in these areas to improve and optimize the use and availability of spectrum support for UAS operations in the future....

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...xwl.htm AIR UNIVERSITY AIR WAR COLLEGESpectrum Management Key to the Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems? Mary E. Gr... ... AIR WAR COLLEGESpectrum Management Key to the Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems? Mary E. Griswold Lieutenant Colonel, U... ... Foreword Today’s military operations depend on a very large num-ber of systems to acquire and process critical informationneeded by com... ... a very large num-ber of systems to acquire and process critical informationneeded by combatant commanders to accomplish their mis-sion. Intelligence,... ...aft systems (UAS) are growing sofast that they are outpacing system availability. The futureof these aircraft is of such importance to military opera-... ...De-partment of Defense UAS road map (August 2005) lists prob-lem areas highlighted by combat operations, including thelack of communications frequenci... ...systems, com-munications, allows information to be passed between theaircraft and its ground elements or to other airborne as-sets; it also enables a ... ...ns around the globe, flyingthousands of hours in operational missions.47 The first un-manned, powered vehicle to fly across the Pacific Ocean,doing so... ...only two assigned frequencysets for use in Balad, Iraq, which limits the number of un-manned aircraft operated and launched from the airfield.77Other ...

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...This study analyzes whether special operations forces (SOF) should use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, communications, and resupply capability deficiencies. The author’s objective is to review the missions and requirements of the United States Special Operat...

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...ements of the United States Special OperationsCommand, examine current and future unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, andanalyze whether unmanned ai... ...emendous potential. But, due to the technological limitationsand a lack of systems maturity, unmanned aerial vehicles lack the range, reliability,data... ...alink capability, and size to meet SOF needs at this time. However, in the future,UAVs should be able to fulfill several SOF capability deficiencies. ... ...the mission crewcommander on the EC-130H and served as the wing electronic combat coordinatorand combat mission planner, with the 7405th Composite Win... ...ral people without whose support and help I would have nevergotten off the ground with this study. Col Howard Chambers and Col Scott Stephensfor openi... ...xtended periods oftime will be required. They will also need communication systems that aresecure, have a low-probability-of-intercept, and which exte... ... I address the question whetherSOF leaders should continue relying only on manned aerial assets andnational space assets for reconnaissance and survei... ...cles in the future. Special operations forces traditionally have relied on manned aircraft,special reconnaissance teams, and satellites to provide tim... ...nse tasks into several newareas of responsibility. These new areas include combating terrorism, haltingthe proliferation of weapons of mass destructio...

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...This study analyzes the concept of using expendable remotely piloted vehicles (RPV) for strategic offensive airpower. The author first outlines the historical base of the larger category of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The assessment of this background is that limited UAV development is pri...

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.... . 9 Notes . . . . .21 3 STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE AIRPOWER . . . .25 Notes . . . . .35 4 MERITS OF EXPENDABILITY . . . . .39 Notes . . . . .59 5 FUTURE NOTIONAL SCENARIO . . . . .63 Notes . . . . .67 6 CONCLUSION . . . .69 Notes . . . . .71...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 5 FUTURE NOTIONAL SCENARIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 28 3 Advantages and Disadvantages among Strategic Attack Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 US Army Air Forces/US Air Force Combat Sortie Statistics for Four Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... . . . . . . . 42 iv Abstract The future holds an accelerating ascent of changes, technological advance­men... ...ational leaps of visionary faith. Hopefully, these attempts will landon firm ground to reveal accessible approaches to meet future challenges. Mili­ta... ... adapt to thechanging environment with belated upgrades to existing military systems andstrategies. In order to remain the world’s greatest superpower... ...ower provides unique advantages to a strategic offensive force. Likewise, un­manned aircraft can provide unique advantages as an integral part of this... ...pment.5 AERIAL VEHICLES UNMANNED MANNED EXPENDABLE RECOVERABLE EXPENDABLE RECOVERABLE ... ..., 7 never gained wide acceptance. The most recent acronyms, UCAV(uninhabited combat air vehicle) and URAV (uninhabited reconnaissanceair vehicle), wer...

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...This study, Blue Horizons, was commissioned by the United States Air Force (USAF) chief of staff to provide “a new look at the future.” Specifically, the chief of staff asked the research team to provide “a common understanding of future strategic and technological trends for Air Force leaders to make better decisions.” The chief also sought to “conf...

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...CHAPTER 1—Introduction . . . .1 Methodology . . . .1 Overview . . . . . .2 CHAPTER 2—alternate futures . . . . 3 Peer China . . . . .3 A Path toward a Peer China . . . .3 Peer China 2030—Causality and Impact . . . .6 Capabilities Needed to Respond to a Peer China Crisis . . . . .7 Resurgent Russia . . . . .8 The...

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... Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center Cataloging Data Blue Horizons II : future capabilities and technologies for the Air Force in 2030 ... ... planning—United States.3. Technological innovations—Forecasting. 4. Weapons systems—Planning.5. National security—United States. I. Geis, Jo... ...UTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Alternate Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Capabilities Needed to Combat the Insurgency . . 19 Operations Analy... ... Page IllustrationsFigure 1—Scoring chart of all 58 systems acrossall alternate futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...man III (MMIII) Com-mand Data Buffer, Peacekeeper, and the MMIII Rapid Execu-tion and Combat Targeting systems; a crew commander, andinstructor for mi... ... deployed to Af-ghanistan, working in the Office of Defense Cooperation andlaying the groundwork for the emerging Afghan air force. Hismost recent ass... ...AF will require enhancedcapabilities to detect and understand what is happening onthe ground, rapidly deploy a large and capable force to al-most any ... ...nd reviv-ing the Russian space program in an attempt to be the first countryto send a manned mission to Mars.54 This “flexing” of internationalmuscle ...

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...tial, Defined at 0:7.3 as “beings of eternal existence, past, present, and future”.14. experiential, Defined at 0:7.4 as “beings actualizing in the po... ...alizing in the post-Havona present but of unendingexistence throughout all future eternity”.19. seven conceivable types, The following list of seven e... ...ME BEINGence-activity of living ministry in addition to var-ied energy systems; and this is true on all levels 1 The Deity mechanism of the ... ...rsal Father who inhabits eternity there has 2 The myriads of planetary systems were all gone forth the supreme mandate, “Be you per-made to be e... ...knowable. But such statements can hardly beof them shall not fall to the ground without my made comprehensible to the finite mind. Th... ...he spheres of meetwithgreatdifficultyininculcatingthistruthperfection are manned by those who have mas- in the minds of primitive men. The hi... ...of the superuniverse is a trifle lesscompletely organized and so repletely manned, than 250,000 light-years*.does the Creator Son enter into t... ...’s experi-ingly in association with the finaliters and in nu- ence of combat, struggle, and sometimes fear-merous other realms not at present rev... ...eopardy in materialthe actual warfare of the Lucifer rebellion, Gab- combat, but the war in heaven was fought inriel called his personal ...

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...ibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMrozek, Donald J.Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam.Includes bibliographies and index.1 . Vietna... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Supporting Ground Combat Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...cy among both civilians and the military to fail to differentiate betweenwar as combat and war as politics. The three chapters do more than p... ... and the self-limiting and self-restraining qualitiesthey impose is the key for the future . Otherwise, we bind ourselves to unthinkingmisuse of our r... ... of consensus : the importance of the strategicdeterrent, the effectiveness of manned bombing, and the need for air superiority.And, notwithst... ...ndence upon technological innovation and a peculiar attachment to weapons and systems projected for the future rather than those of the more ... ... innovation and a peculiar attachment to weapons and systems projected for the future rather than those of the more conventional present . Alth... ...r power thinkers tended to base general doctrinal positions on specific hardwareand systems while elevating the scientific principles behind the hardw... ...ssing the growing and sometimes intriguing claims made for alternatives to the manned bomber wherever those claims originated . A notable exa...

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... The Praetorian STARShipThe Untold Story of the Combat Talon J ERRY L. T HIGPEN Colonel, USAF, Retired... ...taThigpen, Jerry L., 1946– The Praetorian STARShip : the untold story of the Combat Talon / Jerry L. Thigpen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical referen... ...d women who unselfishly supportits mission of vital national importance, the future of Air Force Special Operationsis secure. ... ...as not available anywhere else. Thesekey resources would not be available to future historians. The second factor that I cited centered around recent ... ...one, with theultimate goal of publishing a book on each of our major weapons systems similar toThe Praetorian STARShip. I am confident that you will e... ...lost two of its assigned aircraft, one over North Vietnam and asecond on the ground during a mortar attack. In 1968 the unit’s name changed tothe 15th... ...E/ H Combat Talon weaponseffort expended over the following 12 months by systems have evolved into what they are today, wethe special operations c... ...rmeasure (ECM) craft equipped with ECM, radar detection, andequipment and manned by non-US crews, consid - enhanced navigation equipment. The a... ...aintenance personnel. The Texas ment 2 of the 1st SOW, thence to a fully mannedInstruments technical representative, Niel Staub, special operati...

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...nging mission to search for microbial life on Europa, Jupiter’s largest Moon. As we travel through space and time we are confronted by our past and future whilst constantly searching for the answer to the fundamental question: are we alone in the universe?...

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...Table of Contents Dedication and Acknowledgements iii The Present 1 Introduction to the Future 8 Chapter 1: The Editors 14 Chapter 2: Renaissance II 23 Chapter 3: Regenesis 35 Chapter 4: Space Junk 39 Chapter 5: Lunar Pit Stop 48 Chapter 6: Time 55 Chapter 7: Arius 69 Chapter 8: Nescience 77 Chapter 9: ...

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...tool kit’ ourdisposal we are already making leaps and bounds into a better future.Biotechnology has cracked the ‘code’ and in due course we will becom... ........................................................ 1Introduction to the Future........................................................................ ...and hardabout the implications. Regenerative tools are powerful weapons to combat illness aswell as the natural onslaught of time. Biological interven... ...nergy supplies could transformour current socioeconomic limitations whilst combatting climate change. A range oftechnological innovations are ramping ... ... our continued development. AI is increasingly invaluable in ourhealthcare systems pinpointing medical conditions faster and more reliable than organi... ...ore time, a lot of luck and mass-marketreach in order to attain the higher ground in all senses. As we continue to explore furtherinto deep space incr... ...permutations possible in less than one hour due to newwave transportations systems including the Hyperloop and hypersonic aviation at Mach 5.0and abov... ...xible graphene nets purpose built to trap even minute particles and it was mannedby the organic crew of three commanding every millimeter of its capab... ...ome a unique destination offering a vast rangeof recreational activities; ‘manned’ predominantly by robot concierge and AI providing adazzling array o...

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...In the end, the theories we considered can be synthesized to form a better overall description of the control of combat airpower. Centralized control and decentralized execution is a good concept at any level, but it suffers from lack of precision....

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... Command in Air WarCentralized versus Decentralized Control of Combat Airpower Michael W. KoMeter lieutenant Colonel, ... ...Michael W. Command in air war : centralized versus decentralized control of combat airpower/ Michael W. Kometer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical r... ...ographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-164-3 1. Command and control systems—United States. 2. Air warfare. 3. United States.Air Force. I. Tit... ...ttend the Georgia Instituteof Technology for a master’s degree in Industrial/Systems Engi-neering and, subsequently, was chosen as one of the top 10gr... ...those validated by the AOC (further detailed later). Some pilotsbegan asking ground troops on other frequencies whether theyrequired any of the bombs ... ...out which way is right and head in that direction or risk majordefeat in the future. But, first, we must understand what we are talking aboutand what... ...fluence likely limits this interaction inthe system. In order to discern the future of warfare, we have torecognize these limits. This study will reco... ...athis headquarters. This fusion cell, basically CENTCOM’s own“TST Cell,” was manned by intelligence and operations experts,including Air Force lieuten... ...te and soften enemy defensesprior to sending in the more risky and expensive manned aircraft. There is another important characteristic to consider: ...

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...This study analyzes the characteristics and capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to determine their capability to carry weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The author presents an overview of the various forms of WMD—chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. The objective is to review the ch...

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...e result indicates that there is great potential for the use ofUAVs as delivery systems for WMD, particularly by developing nations and nonstateactors... ...in 1982 receivedhis Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) initial combat crewqualification training. He has a bachelor’s degree in busin... ...ersity of SouthDakota. During his initial tour, he served as an ICBM operations combat crewdeputy, flight commander deputy, instructor deputy, and com... ... Weapons of mass destruction—nuclear, biological, and chemical—along with the systems that deliver them, pose a major threat to our security and tha... ...rolling transfers that could make acontribution to delivery systems (other than manned aircraft) for suchweapons.”2 Because the MTCR focuses on the de... ...perations received from a human operator located some distance (either on the ground or on a seaborne or airborne platform) from the vehicle. Re... ...raft Industries showed interest in UAVs, but now companies areso certain of the future of UAVs that many are entering the market.19Capabilities such a... ... and nuclearweapons. Notes 1. Will Davis, The Human Role in Future Unmanned Vehicle Systems (Air Force SystemsCommand, Office of t... ...elatively controlled target area.Further, it lends itself to the use of UAVs or manned aircraft as the deliverysystem because of their capability to l...

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...I submit there are two ways we can use limited numbers of prototype systems to ensure we learn relevant tactical lessons before we have to fight:(1) capitalizing on interactive computing technologies to better develop requirements and tactics throughout the system life cycle and (2) changing ...

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... . . . 5 2 DEVELOPING ROBUST EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE . . . . 7 Why Employment Doctrine Matters . . . . 7 How Employment Doctrine Develops . . . . . 8 Combat-Capable versus Combat-Lethal Doctrine . . . . . 11 Notes . . . . 13 3 DOCUMENTING DOCTRINAL LAG . . . . 15 The YB-17 and Refining Doctrine under Fire . . . . . 15 Modern Perspectives . . . . 18 Notes . . . . 21 4...

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... How Employment Doctrine Develops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Combat-Capable versus Combat-Lethal Doctrine . . . . . . . . . ... ...al Lag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 7 Time Line to Combat Lethal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ... ... iv Abstract The lag between the fielding of systems and the development ofconflict-winning employment tactics and... ...ears to be on the path todo just that. Foregoing the expense of producing weapon systems— anunderstandable expedient in the budget crunch— has been wi... ...prototypes, andemployment in combat— is much like what policymakers envision for futureweapon system production. It also takes considerable time to ge... ...before operators are truly ready to fight. Will we have the luxury of time inthe future? To develop an employment doctrine in peace that requires them... ...two “experimental”items to procuring entire “prototypical” units. In The Killing Ground, Tim Travers observed that revolutionarydoctrines develop as a... ...es(SAAS) that further placed pieces in this mosaic. Both Tim Traver’s TheKilling Ground and Robert Doughty’s The Seeds of Disaster examined howmilitar... ...1974), while the F-16 had 250 (1978 and 1979).19 The numbers of deliveredsystems—manned at crew ratios of approximately 1.25:1—provided literallyhundr...

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...ve the effectiveness of tactical air support for all forces in a theater. Differences in opinion on the employment of forces will continue among air, ground, and sea commanders in combat situations. However, when the overall commander in the theater makes a decision on the strategy and priority of operations, the air component commander must and will apply his forces in ac...

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...Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataAirpower and ground armies : essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine. 194... ...ar II. The publication of Field Manuals (FM) 31-35, Aviation in Support of Ground Forces,and 100-20, Command and Employment of Air Power, was a manife... ...oyment that raised itshead in Africa continues, regardless of the recorded combat experiences of, and the individualrapport among, field commanders. ... ...ome saw theapplication of airpower as being in direct support of their own combat formations. The airman,on the other hand, saw the application of air... ...te all-weather airfields, and a lack of radar withextensive communications systems. Moreover, the command and employment of the availableairpower in N... ...ddirection. The experience should be valid in Gulf War analysis as well as future combatsituations. Notes 1 Field Manual 100-... ...ing over ahumiliated partner, Tedder earned (as in marriage) gratitude and future influence. 7 During 1942 it would be the Americans, not the British... ...ntion far more than rulesand regulations. Essential though these are, most systems can be made to work if goodwill ispresent. Likewise, all systems ar... ...the front and in part for theater acclimation. Later, instructorslots were manned with airmen who had finished their combat tours and who were held in...

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...1 Principles of War for the Battlefield of the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Barry R. Schneider 2 New-Era Warfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Gen Charles A. Homer, USAF, (Ret.) 3 The Revolution in Military Affairs . . . . . ....

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... BATTLEFIELD OF THE FUTURE 21st Century Warfare Issues Barry... ...36112-6428Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataBattlefield ofthe future : 21 st century warfare issues / [edited] by Barry R. Schneider a... ... in fact, bemore prudent, and fighting by means of "disengaged combat"prior to a decisive strike may be necessary. This require... ...y's range is not a real option for long if theenemy is mounting a ground campaign that is closing in onvital areas. Local air, se... ...r, biological, or chemical warheadsand ballistic missile delivery systems. These could pose athreat against US and allied fo... ...nd may be able todisrupt and destroy each other's command and control systems. Regarding the principle of clear, obtainable "object... ... maneuver, command unity, andtaking the offensive initiative in combat . New technologyprovides new _stealthy means of achi... ...se . First, space is not amenable tohuman life, thus limiting the manned presence in future spaceoperations . As a result, most ... ...the land-launched and sea-launched ballisticmissiles that preceded attacks by manned aircraft. SSBNs are "stealthy" byvirtue of their operations. The ...

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...to the idea of dedicated suppression of enemy air defenses and electronic countermeasures support for its strikers? Why had they given the electronic combat (EC) mission almost entirely to the Navy? Was the technology of stealth really the driving force, or was there more? They needed money and technology to make them work. In short, I found the four elements of the model ...

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... AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITYElectronic Combat Support for an Expeditionary Air Force The Lessons... ...c countermeasures support for itsstrikers? Why had they given the electronic combat (EC)mission almost entirely to the Navy? Was the technology ofstea... ...ries, looks at the current state of EC, and offers some sug-gestions for the future. vii Introduction To say that having ... ...olves neutral-izing, destroying, or temporarily degrading enemy air de-fense systems through either physical attack or electronicwarfare.3 ... ... command of the air as he phrased it—bydestroying the enemy air force on the ground.5 Only “afterachieving air superiority,” could the bombers then “w... ...owards bombardment, and the pursuit advocates, per-haps recognizing that the future of the Air Corps and its of-ficers was linked to strategic bombard... ...ad, the EW triad relies on redundancy to defeat theevolving nature of threat systems . . . when threat tech-nology progresses to where it can defeat o... ...m that already has a pro-duction line open. It is also a known quantity. The mannedtactical EW aircraft have proven combat records. With thestate of t... ...rnative of choice, which would comply with theNavy’s traditional advocacy of manned EC assets. Navy of-ficials—such as Rear Adm John Nathman, director...

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...Wills argues that the twentieth-century argument between air and ground proponents has changed significantly since the Gulf War, and it comes down to the relative importance of the ground or air in the mix. It is more than just using air as a supporting component to the ground forces—if th...

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.... . . . . . . . . . 7 2 AIRPOWER, WAR, AND DIPLOMACY . . . . . 9 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 3 ASSESSING THE AIR/GROUND RELATIONSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 4 THE AFGHAN MODEL AND BEYOND . . . . . .35 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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... Wills the Future of Warfare An Alternative View ... ...H AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY Airpower, Afghanistan, and the Future of Warfare An Alternative View Craig D. Wills ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 ASSESSING THE AIR/GROUND RELATIONSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...ew application ofairpower in the long-running history of direct support of groundcombat operations—an activity long declared by thoughtful Air-men as ... ...rganization and employment is adequate. However, if theair predominates in combat operations, then, as Wills puts it inhis first chapter, joint operat... ...ifferent in the twenty-first century, showing how airpower haschanged land combat. The most dramatic illustration is thenew combination of air, specia... ...bal position-ing system (GPS). Reconnaissance aircraft, satellites, and un-manned aerial vehicles (UAV) patrol the heavens searching fortargets while ... ... FRAMING THE DEBATEgreatly improved intelligence and targeting systems can, insome contingencies, provide much of the heavy firepower that... ...000 B-17sorties during World War II.3 During Desert Storm only threeweapon systems were capable of delivering the PGMs, none ofwhich were heavy bomber...

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...practice decentralized control (down to the division or corps level); (3) The services should build and adequately staff joint, well-integrated CASC2 systems to support the CAS mission, and (4) The Air Force should build, with Army inputs, a single purpose CAS aircraft....

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...CTION . . . . 1 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: WORLD WAR I THROUGH WORLD WAR II . . . . 5 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: THE KOREAN WAR . . . . . 29 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: A GROUND COMMANDER’S PERSPECTIVE . . . . . 51 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . 69...

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...R SUPPORT: THE KOREAN WAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT: A GROUND COMMANDER’S PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...; (3) The services should build and adequately staff joint, well-integrated CASC2 systems to support the CAS mission, and (4) The Air Force should bui... ... ideas, they will find good points of discussion. Thegeneral’s thoughts on CAS C2 systems are of particular note and importance totoday’s military. Th... ...ing ground, naval, and airpower, andprofessional writing will be invaluable in my future military endeavors. I am alsodeeply indebted to Dr. Harold R.... ...onsistent with mainstream Army views on CAS? (4) How did these views on CAS shape future CAS doctrine debate anddevelopment? (5) Why is understanding ... ...include defense funding, joint doctrine and training, actual CAS employment,enemy combat capabilities (air and ground threats), combat environment(ter... ...training, actual CAS employment, enemycombat capability (air and ground threats), combat environment (terrain,weather, etc.), formal organizations, an... ...mmunications units began the war at only 65 percent ofpeacetime strength and were manned by underskilled personnel.119 The services also suffered from... ...orce resistance hindering the formation of additional tactical aircontrol parties manned with Army rather than Air Force personnel. His XCorps also co...