Air power is tough. All the world’s air forces work hard to - TopicsExpress



          

Air power is tough. All the world’s air forces work hard to maintain old warplanes and acquire expensive new ones and still fund adequate training—all in the context of national strategy and air power doctrine that can be complex, confusing, even self-defeating. So it should come as no surprise that, sometimes, countries fail to do air power right—or at all. This interesting post offers two brief case studies of Air Forces in growth and decline, but it inspires many more questions than it answers. What do success and failure in Air Forces mean? Since these are military instruments, are the measures only defeat and victory in combat? Or are there other measures of interest? While Argentina seems unable to maintain an effective Air Force, one wonders whether they really need one. Is an Air Force necessary for a state like Argentina? Are its costs worth the associated benefits?
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:50:43 +0000

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