Airpower and technology : smart and unmanned weapons /

Since its earliest days, airpower has been one of the dominant forces used by the American military. This work covers the whole history of American aviation with special attention to the development of smart weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles and the influence they have had on the effectiveness of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mets, David R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2009.
Temas:
Airplanes, Military > Armament.
Air weapons.
Avions militaires > Armement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Air weapons
Airplanes, Military > Armament
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Airpower thinking and technology before Hiroshima
  • The foundations of American airpower
  • The Battle of Britain/America prepares
  • American airpower in World War II: Genesis of precision-guided weapons
  • The coming of the balance of terror: Heyday of the SAC bombers
  • Vietnam and the coming of the smart weapon age
  • Reaction to Vietnam: Air and space theory and doctrine, technology, and organization
  • Reorganization for the era of smart weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Intelligence, technology, and information warfare
  • The Second Gulf War: Air and space combat at the dawn of a new century
  • The future of air and space war: Speculations.

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