Precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare / (Record no. 25115)
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 064226502X (pbk.) |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | HALLION Richard P. |
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Title | Precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Richard P. Hallion |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Fairbairn, A.C.T. : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Air Power Studies Centre, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 28 p. |
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
Title | Paper (Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Studies Centre) ; no. 53 |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | About precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare. It exemplifies the principle of the low-cost threat that forces a high-cost and complicated defence. There are advantagesw of the precision weapons, one being that it offers confidence to a decision makers. Warfare has changed since the 2nd World War and the world community do not approve of indiscriminate air attacks. Increasing sophisticated precision weapons on the enemy side stimulated a lot of countermeasures. Precision weapons have been known to dramatically transform military affairs by employing more proto-smart weapons against tergets. Precision targetting have also enable to cripple routes in a short period of time. Precision weapons can now destroy things accurately thus crippling the enemy's capability. Precision weapons are a key characteristic of a modern military power. It can constitute a powerful and significant argument for developmen of sophisticated attackers. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE |
General subdivision | TECNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS |
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Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/publications/Details/110/Precision-Guided-Munitions-and-the-New-Era-of-Warfare.aspx ">http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/publications/Details/110/Precision-Guided-Munitions-and-the-New-Era-of-Warfare.aspx </a> |
Public note | click here for full text PDF |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 40338-1001 |
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s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 16/07/2013 | 1 | 358.17 HAL | 40338-1001 | 07/07/2022 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |