Defense Primer: United States Airpower

Abstract

Almost since the invention of heavier-than-air flight,control of the air has been seen as a military advantage.Over time, the United States has come to treat airsuperiority as a necessity, and built such capable air forcesthat no enemy aircraft has killed U.S. ground troops since1953.Modern airpower is able to provide a full range of effects,from strategic operations at intercontinental ranges to directsupport of troops in combat. Today, every branch of theU.S. military employs air forces for various purposes,employing nearly 14,000 aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169981

Entities

People

  • Jeremiah Gertler

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Aviation
  • Navy
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security