From Desert Storm to 2025: Close Air Support in the 21st Century

by Leon E Elsarelli

As the U.S. Air Force attempts to resolve force structure requirements with decreasing military budgets, multi-role aircraft are gaining acceptance as economical solutions. Unfortunately, close air support (CAS) has few mission requirements that are compatible with more traditional air combat roles. Despite this fact, current and future force planning is attempting to force the CAS mission on already saturated multi-role forces. The U.S. Air Force...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1249839335
• ISBN13: 9781249839330
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"