Publication

2016-12-05 - RAND Corporation

Language

English

Word Count

29,500 words, Guess

Page Count

118 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL27437866M
  • ISBN-139780833091840
  • ISBN-100833091840
  • OCLC Control Number947020723
  • Amazon0833091840

Classifications

  • LCCUG633.G765 2016

Description

"Developing innovative means to go "over not through" national strategic challenges has long been central to the Air Force's contribution to American security. In recent months, however, U.S. Air Force (USAF) senior leaders have raised the questions of whether the service is sufficiently innovative today and what can be done to make it more innovative for the future. This report assesses historical cases of Air Force innovation or apparent failure to innovate. These case studies include innovations in strategic reconnaissance (1946–1972), nuclear survivability (1950–1960), suppression of enemy air defenses (1975–1985), and precision strategic attack (1990–1999). Cases of apparent failure to innovate include close air support after World War II (1946–1951), early efforts to defeat Soviet integrated air defenses (1960–1970), and airborne high-value targeting in the post–Cold War era (1990–2001)"--Publisher's website.

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