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Category : Air defenses
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
USAF Weapons Review
Author: Warfighters
Author: Rick LlinaresPublisher: Schiffer Military History
ISBN: 9780764300448
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Warfighters takes a first-hand look at how the U.S. Air Force creates its most elite, highly trained aircrews, and provides an inside look at the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, one of the Air Force\s most highly classified programs. There is a detailed look at the USAF Weapons and Tactic Center and the 57th Wing both residing at Nellis, "The Home of the Fighter Pilot".\nOver an entire six month course, the authors were given unprecedented access to the leaders, instructors and students during the intense and demanding curriculm. Fly with A-10 Warthogs, E-16 Vipers, F-15E Strike Eagles and many other sophisticated aircraft as the crews put their knowledge to the test during the programs\ final two week "war".\nWarfighters also contains interviews with some of the most important figures in the history of the USAF, many of whom have fought and won in the skies over Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.
USAF Fighter Weapons Review
Author: USAF Fighter Weapons Review
Author: U.S. Air Force Special Forces
Author: Kim CovertPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736803342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
An introduction to the United States Air Force pararescue units whose mission is to help air force members whose aircraft have crashed, including the development of the units and the equipment they use.
Nanoweapons
Author: Louis A. Del MontePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1612348963
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"Nanoweapons describes the deadliest generation of military weaponry the world has ever seen and offers concrete recommendations for controlling their future use, thus avoiding global war and the end of humanity."--Provided by publisher.
The USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base Nevada
Author: Don LoganPublisher: Schiffer Military History
ISBN: 9780764353635
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This pictorial history of the USAF Weapons School based at Nellis AFB features images of the aircraft flown at the Weapons School from 1992 to 2017. Included is a short history of each squadron and a brief history of the Weapons School's predecessor -- the Fighter Weapons School, 1949-1992.
War at the Speed of Light
Author: Louis A. Del MontePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1640124357
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare. Louis A. Del Monte delineates the threat that such weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear warfare. Potential U.S. adversaries, such as China and Russia, are developing hypersonic missiles and using swarming tactics as a means to defeat the U.S. military. In response, the U.S. Department of Defense established the 2018 National Security Strategy, emphasizing directed-energy weapons, which project devastation at the speed of light and are capable of destroying hypersonic missiles and enemy drones and missile swarms. Del Monte analyzes how modern warfare is changing in three fundamental ways: the pace of war is quickening, the rate at which weapons project devastation is reaching the speed of light, and cyberspace is now officially a battlefield. In this acceleration of combat called "hyperwar," Del Monte shows how disturbingly close the world is to losing any deterrence to nuclear warfare.
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
Author: Fighter Wing
Author: Tom ClancyPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101002573
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Now, for the first time, an insider's look at an Air Force combat wing -- the planes, the technology, and the people . . . with Tom Clancy as your guide. Tom Clancy's previous explorations of America's armed forces, Submarine and Armored Cav, revealed exclusive, never-before-seen information an the people and technology that protect our nation. Now, the acclaimed author of Clear and Present Danger and Debt of Honor takes to the skies with the U. S. Air Force's elite: the Fighter Wing. With his compelling style and unerring eye for detail, Clancy captures the thrill of takeoff, the drama of the dogfight, and the relentless dangers our fighter pilots face every day of their lives . . . showing readers what it really means to be the best of the best. Fighter Wing includes: Detailed analyses of the Air Force's premier fighter planes, including the F-15 Eagle Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams An insider's look at the people behind the planes and weapons Combat strategies and training techniques used by the U. S. Air Force