AEROSPACE REVOLUTION: Role Revision and Technology – An Overview

This is a comprehensive and far-sighted study of areospace power at the threshold of the 21st Century. It traces thre revolutionary impact of technology on air operations in an international security environment which has been transformed, in less than a decade , from a century of total warfare concentrated on central Europe to a period of regional conflict and limited commitments. It examines the capacity and potential of manned aircraft, uninhabited vehicles and space-based systems and argues the need to re-evaluate all the traditional roles of air power in the light of their interaction. Many representative examples of contemporary and future aircraft, weapons and systems are described in detail.

This series is aimed at the international officer cadet or junior officer and is appropriate to the student, young professional or interested amateur seeking sound basic knowledge of air forces. Each volume, written by an acknowledged expert, identifies the responsibilities and technical requirements of its subject and illustrates it with British, American, major European and Third World examples drawn from recent history and current events.