Precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare / Richard P. Hallion
Material type: TextSeries: Paper (Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Studies Centre) ; no. 53Publication details: Fairbairn, A.C.T. : Air Power Studies Centre, 1997Description: 28 pISBN:- 064226502X (pbk.)
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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.
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