European Air Power examines the current state of eight separate European air forces and their prospective air power capabilities in a manner that will appeal to a wide audience of air force enthusiasts. Included are perspectives from independent air power experts reviewing the air forces of France, Germany, Turkey, and Great Britain as well as Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Prologue: The Fighter Pilot
Jostein Grønflaten
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Air Option
John Andreas Olsen
List of Abbreviations
Part 1. European Air Powers
1. French Air Power: Effectiveness through Constraints
Etienne de Durand
2. German Air Power: Ready to Participate in Joint and Combined Operations
Holger H. Mey
3. Turkish Air Power: Toward Full-Spectrum Aerospace Forces
Christian F. Anrig
4. British Air Power: Allowing the UK to Punch above Its Weight
Peter W. Gray
Part 2. Nordic Air Powers
5. Norwegian Air Power: Staying Relevant in a New Era
Finn Kristian Hannestad
6. Danish Air Power: From the Cold War to Contemporary Air Operations
Henrik Røboe Dam
7. Swedish Air Power: Delivering Independently, Joint, and Combined
Micael Bydén
8. Finnish Air Power: In Defense of the Homeland
Lauri Tapio Puranen
Part 3. Reflections: Where Do We Go from Here?
9. Approaching the End?
Martin van Creveld
10. The Response to Uncertainty
R. A. Mason
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Contributors
Index
