The Future of UK Air Power
Oct 2009, Vol. 154, No. 5By Philip SabinAir power has attracted both plaudits and stigma over the past two decades. In Britain’s coming defence review, financial pressures and the sheer unpredictability of future contingencies will make it harder than ever to shape aerospace priorities. It is vital to avoid corrosive inter-service disputes and undue preoccupation with high-profile platforms, and to shape UK air power as an inherently joint capability in which software matters just as much as hardware.
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Further Analysis: Aerospace, UK, Europe, Defence Policy, Agenda for the New Government, Armed Forces, Defence Review