Views on Logistics, Candid Voices, Logistics and Airpower - A failure in Doctrine?
Abstract
To an external observer, it must seem axiomatic that the delivery of airpower is entirely dependent on adequate logistics and infrastructure arrangements derived from and, in turn, sustained by the nation's technological and industrial base. In this regard, the individual weapons platform (and its crew) embodies the collective investment of both industry and the Services over a considerable period of time. As and when the first Eurofighter engages in combat, it will do so on the back of not only the single most expensive procurement programme in the history of the United Kingdom (UK) but also a comprehensive support and training programme across the aircraft's entire operational life that represents an equally large national investment. The scale of this undertaking, as well as the evident difficulty in divorcing the air weapons from such complex support arrangements, is as much a defining characteristic of airpower as are height, speed, reach, ubiquity, flexibility, responsiveness, and concentration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA369451
Entities
People
- Peter Dye