Role and use of air power in modern conflicts: Case study of the United Kingdom/

JANICTOVA Silvie

Role and use of air power in modern conflicts: Case study of the United Kingdom/ Silvie Janičatová - 2020

The unique capabilities of Air power in the last 3 decades. Air power started being perceived as a weapon of first choice predominantly for Western political leaders. This article analyses the role of air power in British decision-making process based on its use in military operations. The main task is to discover reasons related to air power which led British decision-makers deploy or not deploy the RAF to military operations based on four cases from the period 2010-15.


United Kingdom
Air Power