air power

Sunday Book Review: Beneficial Bombing

By Robert Farley

On September 29, 2013

Mark Clodfelter's Beneficial Bombing: The Progressive Foundations of American Air Power, 1917-1945 attempts to situate the development of airpower theory within an early twentieth century Anglo-American political context. Specifically, Clodfelter argues that the development of strategic bombing theory (including its "industrial web" variant) in the United...

air power , iran , israel , nukes , syria

The NPT is Dead

By Robert Farley

On October 13, 2007

Well, this does make a certain kind of sense, I suppose. The Israeli strike on what now appears to have been a nuclear reactor at a very low state of.

air power , israel , nukes , syria

Confusion Continues to Reign

By Robert Farley

On October 10, 2007

I've been reluctant to comment further on the Israeli strike on Syria, because I still don't really understand what happened. As Kevin Drum notes, this appears to be a common.

Fighting Indian Fighter Aces…

By Robert Farley

In air force , air power , china , cope india , india

On July 11, 2007

Matt writes, in respone to David Axe's suggestion that F-22s ought to be unleashed against Indian or British aggressor squadrons:Uh huh. But think about that. Why would the US Air Force be fighting Indian aces in Su-30s? And that's to say nothing of the Royal...

air force , air power , counter-insurgency

Speaking of the Air Force…

By Robert Farley

On July 3, 2007

I'm pretty much in agreement with Matt on the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan:As William S. Lind observed on June 11, the rise in strikes is indicative of the.

air power , asymmetric warfare , sri lanka

Irregular Air Power

By Robert Farley

On March 29, 2007

According to Jane's Defence Weekly, the airstrike that the Tamil Tigers launched against a government airfield is the first air attack by a non-state armed group. Is that true? I.

Air Power

By Robert Farley

In air force , air power

On October 18, 2006

Evidence cannot discredit revolutionary doctrine, as the revolutionaries simply interpret new evidence in whatever way they see fit. Air power enthusiasts have taken rather a hit lately, first with the failure of air power to tame Hezbollah in Lebanon (to the extent that the IDF...

air force , air power , cope india , india

Cope India 2006

By Robert Farley

On November 28, 2005

F-16s flying against Su-30s? My heart beats faster...Cope India 2002 focused on airlift operations. The 2004 joint exercise involved F-15s and a variety of Indian aircraft, including SU-30s. The surprising.

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