British Army Aviation in Action : Kosovo to Helmand

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ripley, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--Aviation.

Great Britain.

Airplanes, Military--Great Britain--History.

Great Britain--Royal Air Force--History.

Great Britain. Army.

Soldiers.

Air power--Great Britain.

Air power.

Aeronautics, Military--Great Britain.

Aeronautics, Military.

Local Subjects:

Airplanes, Military--Great Britain--History.

Great Britain--Royal Air Force--History.

Great Britain. Army.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The British Army is the UK's second largest operator of military aircraft, fielding more than 300 armed helicopters, fixed wing surveillance aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Its aviation units have been in the forefront of UK combat air operations in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan between 1999 and 2010.HRH Prince Harry was recently awarded his 'wings' to allow him to begin training as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, further raising the profile of British Army aviation.This book will look at the current units and equipment used by British Army aviation elements of the Army Air Corps (whi

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction � Army Air in Action""; ""Chapter 2 British Army Helicopters, Aircraft and UAVs""; ""Chapter 3 British Army in the Air � The First Century""; ""Chapter 4 Phoenix over Kosovo, 1999 to 2001""; ""Chapter 5 Lynx and Gazelle Support NATO in Kosovo, 1999 to 2001""; ""Chapter 6 3 Regiment AAC Aviation Battlegroup in Iraq, 2003""; ""Chapter 7 Phoenix During the Invasion of Iraq, 2003""; ""Chapter 8 Lynx over Iraq � Operation Telic, 2003 to 2009""

""Chapter 9 British Army UAVs against Iraq Insurgency, 2003 to 2009""""Chapter 10 Into Afghanistan � Operation Herrick, 2006 to 2007""; ""Chapter 11 Army UAVs over Helmand""; ""Chapter 12 Army Air in 2012""; ""Chapter 13 AH Force""; ""Chapter 14 Lynx Force""; ""Chapter 15 Keeping the AAC Flying""; ""Chapter 16 The Training Pipeline""; ""Chapter 17 The Future of British Army Airpower""; ""Postscript � Apache Strike""; ""Glossary""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781783404117

1783404116

9781783461394

178346139X

OCLC:

854974699