Air Power in the Age of Primacy
Air Power in the Age of Primacy Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors. This volume…
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Air Power in the Age of Primacy
Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors. This volume examines ten contemporary wars where air power played a major and at times decisive role. In this age of primacy, air wars have been contests between unequals and characterized by asymmetries of power, interest, and technology.
Air superiority could be assumed in this unique and brief period where the international system was largely absent great power competition. Its chapters explore the evolving use of unmanned aircraft against global terrorist organizations as well as more conventional air conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and against ISIS. However, the reliable and unchallenged employment of a spectrum of manned and unmanned technologies permitted in the age of primacy may not