Middle East Airpower in the 21st Century.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ripley, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeronautics, Military--History.

Air power--History.

Airplanes, Military.

Local Subjects:

Aeronautics, Military--History.

Air power--History.

Airplanes, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (715 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2010.

Summary:

The Middle East is potentially the world's major and most dangerous trouble spot. This book looks at why airpower is of such strategic and tactical importance in the area. It provides an overview of the state of the air forces in the first decade of the 21st Century. Each air force will be profiled, aerospace industries reviewed, major campaigns in the past decade are examined and the future airpower is discussed. The countries include Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen and will also cover British and American opera

Contents:

""Dedication""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""PART ONE - Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Introduction to Air Power in the Middle East""; ""Why air power?""; ""Asymmetric warfare""; ""Air power effects""; ""Combat aircraft""; ""Air-to-air missiles""; ""Long-range bombers""; ""Strike aircraft""; ""Close air support aircraft""; ""Precision-guided munitions""; ""Non-guided ordnance""; ""Airborne early warning (AEW)""; ""Electronic warfare""; ""Air-to-air refuelling""; ""Reconnaissance capabilities""; ""Training""

""Maritime aircraft and helicopters""""Combat helicopters""; ""Command and control""; ""Air defence systems""; ""PART TWO - Air Force Profiles""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Bahrain""; ""Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF)""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Egypt""; ""Al Quwwat al Jawwiya Il Misriya (Arab Republic of Egypt Air Force)""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - Islamic Republic of Iran""; ""IRIAF � Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force""; ""The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation (IRIAA)""; ""The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation (IRINA)""; ""IRGCAF � Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force (Pasdaran-e Inqilab)""

""CHAPTER FIVE - Iraq""""Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Iraqiya (Iraqi Air Force/IQAF)""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Israel""; ""Tsvah Haganah le Israel � Zroa HaAvir VeHa alal (Israeli Defence Force � Air and Space Force)""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - Jordan""; ""Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya al Urduniya (Royal Jordanian Air Force)""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - Kuwait""; ""Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Kuwaitiya (Kuwait Air Force)""; ""CHAPTER NINE - Lebanon""; ""Force Aerienne Libanaise/al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubananiya (Lebanese Air Force)""; ""CHAPTER TEN - Oman""

""al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Sultanat Oman (Royal Air Force of Oman/RAFO)""""CHAPTER ELEVEN - Qatar""; ""Qatar Amiri Air Force""; ""CHAPTER TWELVE - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia""; ""Al Quwwat al Jawwioya as Sa�udiya (Royal Saudi Air Force)""; ""Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF)""; ""Saudi Armed Forces Medical Services (SAFMS)""; ""Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF)""; ""Royal Saudi Air Defence Force (RSADF)""; ""Ministry of the Interior (MOI)""; ""Saudi Arabian Airlines VIP/Special Services Flight""; ""CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Syria""; ""al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Arabiya Assouriya (Syrian Arab Air Force)""

""US Air Order of Battle, Iraq Region, June 2004.""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783403837

1783403837

9781783461110

178346111X

OCLC:

854974805