A New Twist in Unconventional War: Undermining Airpower

Abstract

The United States remains at war with Iraq. Since the imposition of no-fly zones, Baghdad has developed a new form of strategic response-unconventional operations targeted at air forces. An American led coalition exercises dominance over the Iraqi military through air superiority, but this advantage is fragile. We must realize that unconventional warfare against conventional airpower is a potent and serious threat. Downplaying it will lead to faulty, misguided, incomplete, and even irrelevant responses. Interest in the region is too important to risk defeat by a strategy that could be overcome by a more appropriate use of military forces.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA524915

Entities

People

  • Gary C. Webb

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Costs
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Terrorists
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies