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020			_a9813016019 (pbk.)
100		1	_aDa Cunha Derek
245		0	_aRestructuring of Soviet Far Eastern air power
260			_aSingapore: _bISEAS, _c1991
300			_a71p.
520			_aThis paper examines the air component of the Soviet military machine that is deployed in the Far East. It analyses how it has be restructured in recent times to take into account changes in the geostrategic situation, changes in avionics and weapons technologies and the requirements of the domestic economic perestroika. This paper sees the extent to which Soviet air power doctrine has been affected by the organisation and restructuring of Soviet Far Eastern Forces. It concludes stating the weaknesses and strengths of the Soviet Union's aviation arms in the Far East and reflects on the future relevance of air power as a factor in the maintenance of the USSR as a military superpower.
650			_aAVIATION _zSOVIET UNION
440			_aPacific strategic paper 2
945			_i0002566 _rY _sY
999			_c7054 _d7054