| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 223 pages) : facsimiles, portraits |
| Contents |
1. Opening address / Bill Hayden -- 2. Keynote address / Robert Ray -- 3. The essential place of air power in an uncertain 21st century / R.G. Funnell -- 4. Air power as history: looking backwards to looking forward / John McCarthy -- 5. Air power in the regional balance: maintaining the peace in South East Asia / Desmond Ball -- 6. Current doctrine development / B.J. Espeland, A.G.B. Vallance, Charles M. Westenhoff -- 7. United States air power inbound to the 21st century / Charles G. Boyd -- 8. Air power in Europe: future complexities / R.A. Mason -- 9. Into the 21st century: smaller or larger air power: a regional view / Jasjit Singh -- 10. Independence or alliance: a view of regionalism and its influence on air power / Brigadier General Soedibyo -- 11. Trends in air power: new systems, old platforms? / Benjamin S. Lambeth -- 12. Use of air power: needs and expectations / I.B. Gration, K.A. Doolan, M.P. Blake -- 13. Power in the air / Geoffrey Blainey -- 14. Air power in the maritime environment: a surface perspective / W.S.G. Bateman -- 15. Air power in the air/land environment / P.L. McGuinness -- 16. The use of the military in times of deep peace / Ross Babbage, S.D. Evans, R.A. Mason. Ô |
| Summary |
The easing of superpower tensions has not brought the degree of stability to world affairs initially expected by some commentators. With the balance of global power likely to shift from a bipolar to a multipolar basis, many nations are re-examining their security outlook. For most, strategic preferences will be constrained by economic realities. In the next two to three decades, security planners are likely to react to these circumstances by structuring defence forces that do more for less; that are 'smaller but larger'. The contributors to this volume focus on the place of conventional air power in national security into the 21st century. Readers will find a range of insights into a broad range of issues, including: strategic analysis, foreign relations, regional perceptions, community attitudes towards the military, joint operations, defence industry, force structure planning, doctrine and strategy, and historical analysis |
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Air forces |
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Air warfare |
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Asia, Southeast |
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Australian |
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Europe |
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Federal issue |
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Military aircraft |
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Trends, Long term |
| Notes |
At head of title: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Commonwealth of Australia 1991 |
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© Commonwealth of Australia 1991 |
| Issuing Body |
At head of title: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre |
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Australia. Royal Australian Air Force.
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Air forces -- Congresses.
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Air forces -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Air forces -- Australia.
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Air power -- Congresses.
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Air warfare -- Congresses.
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Air warfare -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Air warfare -- Australia.
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Air warfare.
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International relations -- Congresses.
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International relations.
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Peace -- Research -- Congresses.
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Peace -- Research.
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- Congresses.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001533
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Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Stephens, Alan, 1944- editor
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RAAF Air Power Studies Centre, issuing body
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| LC no. |
2358000049 |
| ISBN |
0644147687 (PDF) |
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