Tactical Air Power

The paper will complement a SCITECH 25 presentation on the AIAA cooperation with the  International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) on a T&E Code of Practice and explore NATO Research and Technology Organisation and subsequent similar developments for suitability and applicability to the T&E, ground and flight test, and Model-Based System Engineering communities for aircraft stores compatibility focusing on  stores separation and network-enabled weapons and future intelligent and autonomous systems.
Store separation techniques for military aircraft using wind tunnels and computational fluid dynamics, modelling and simulation and flight testing are well established in                        MIL-STD/HDBK-1763 and interoperability in STANAG 7068. This paper will explore over a hundred years of experience of doing this means for novel applications such as Neuromorphic Aircraft Stores Centric Expendable, Returnable Networked Technology Vehicles and the use of analogy to minimize the cost of simulation and flight test while maximizing the outcomes of both the experiment/test in terms of the employment and jettison envelopes being certified for operational use. The case studies will explore lessons learned and our Achilles Heels from both F/A-18 and F-16 conducted under the auspices of NATO RTO and the Fives Eyes nations involved with furthering the science and engineering underpinning future aircraft stores compatibility interoperability and lethal autonomous weapon systems.

The concept of air dominance is a fundamental pillar of modern military strategy, ensuring that a nation's air forces maintain control of the airspace to carry out offensive and defensive operations. This paper explores the evolving nature of air warfare, examining key strategies and emerging technologies essential for achieving air dominance in the future. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), cyber operations, hypersonic weapons, and space-based assets is analyzed, along with the challenges posed by advanced air defense systems and geopolitical complexities. The paper also emphasizes the importance of multidomain operations and global presence, highlighting the strategic significance of air force mobility, alliances, and forward-deployed assets. Through the review of historical case studies and the discussion of future trends, this paper provides strategic recommendations for military leaders to prioritize innovation, adaptability, and international cooperation in their air dominance operations.

"Air Commodore Zafar Masud: The Legend Behind Pakistan Air Force Day" by Nasim Yousaf

During the 1965 Pakistan-India war, the legendary Group Captain (later Air Commodore) Mohammad Zafar Masud served as the commander of the Pakistan Air Force’s Sargodha Base. While the performance of other PAF bases was notable, it was Masud's strategic insight and inspirational leadership at Sargodha that played a particularly pivotal role in Pakistan's aerial victories. In recognition of Sargodha’s significant contribution to the war effort, Pakistan Air Force Day was declared on September 7, and the Hilal-i-Istaqlal award was introduced in 1966 to honor the PAF’s bravery. Masud later opposed the use of force in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and subsequently resigned.

A Honvédelmi Minisztérium Térképészeti Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., Felmérő osztály, Fotogrammetriai alosztály együttműködésben a Magyar Honvédség Geoinformációs Szolgálattal (MH GEOSZ) 2009. óta foglalkozik a pilóta nélküli repülőeszközök által készített raszteres távérzékelési adatok feldolgozásával. Munkánk során 2010-ben javaslatot tettünk a Magyar Honvédség SUAV felderítő rendszer lehetséges képfeldolgozási környezetére, mellyel a korábbi és jövőben előállításra kerülő videó felvételek összehasonlítására, az adatok geoinformációs adatbázisba történő tárolására nyílik lehetőség. A meglévő sztereo-fotogrammetriai képességek felhasználásával kísérletet tettünk elektromos meghajtású robothelikopterrel készített légifelvételek feldolgozására is. Tanulmá-nyunkban rövid áttekintést adunk a pilóta nélküli repülő eszközökkel készített raszteres távérzékelési adatok hardver/szoftver környezetéről, a jövőbeni felhasználás lehetséges irányairól. UAV based remote sensing raster DATA processing...

Over 1,600 extant WW2 impact craters in the Forêt Domaniale de la Londe-Rouvray, Lower Seine valley, Normandy, France, have been mapped and analyzed using LiDAR, historic aerial photographs, archive documents, and field survey. Crater densities average 0.26/ha 2 with values up to 31/ha 2 in clusters around road and railway infrastructure. Some 576 craters can be dated using aerial photographs to intervals between May-August 1944 and are interpreted as bomb craters associated with Allied tactical air strikes on the Seine bridge at Orival (attacked during May in preparation for the D-Day landings) and German troop and vehicle concentrations towards the later stages of the Normandy Campaign.

Pilóta nélküli légi jármű érzékelésének lehetséges megoldásai Possible Solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle Detection Napjainkban a drónok kiemelt figyelmet kapnak világszerte. Egyre növekvő számban jelennek meg a különböző típusok polgári, kereskedelmi, valamint közszolgálati felhasználásban is. Egyre szélesebb körű felhasználása viszont számos kihívást jelent a hatósági szerveknek. A drónok integrálása a légi közlekedésbe jelenleg is zajlik. Kellő odafigyelést és éberséget követel az egyéb "hagyományos" légi járművet vezető hajózó állománytól is, hiszen ezek az eszközök sokszor váratlanul jelennek meg az égbolton, és jelenlétük a legtöbb esetben alig észrevehető. A cikkben összegyűjtöm azokat a fizikai alapokon nyugvó műszaki megoldásokat, amelyek segítségével információt kaphatunk a pilóta nélküli légi járművek jelenlétéről, hollétéről, illetve nyomon követhetjük tevékenységüket. Kulcsszavak: drón, detektálás, radar, felderítés, elektromágneses jel Nowadays, drones are getting a lot of attention worldwide. They are becoming more and more common in various types of civil, commercial and public service use. Their increasing use poses a number of challenges for public authorities. The integration of drones into air transport is still in the particular focus of attention, as it is currently being implemented. It also requires a high level of attention and vigilance on the part of the crews of other "conventional" aircraft, as they often appear unexpectedly in the sky and in most cases their presence is hardly noticeable. In this article, I will collect technical solutions based on physical subsystems that can be used to obtain information on the presence and whereabouts of unmanned aerial vehicles and to monitor their activities.

Every era has the tools which are capable to move the imagination of people, especially that of developers and inventors. These factors have an effect on everyday life; what is more, there is asignificant number of factors which change it radically. In the publication below the authors present what tools the operators of drones come across when using them in a special field, like national defence, furthermore, what these vehicles can do if used by experts in a professional way. From the article, the reader has the chance to gain information about the flight parameters and mission system of UA used in the field of defence, and the reader is given the opportunity to imagine the useful and effective deployment of these rapidly evolving 'technical organisms’ in newer and newer areas.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make significant contributions to the war fighting capability of operational forces. The assumption is that piloted, remotely piloted, and autonomous vehicles have advantages and disadvantages in military operations, and that these vary in strategic significance for different levels of conflict. Since it is essential for the U.S. defense establishment to consider the strategic and technological implications of these types of aerial vehicles, this study is devoted to addressing the issues raised by the new generation of aerial vehicles. As technological advances increase the lethality of weapons on the modern battlefield, it is inevitable that UAVs will reduce the risks to humans in combat. If there is a fundamental constraint on the development of UAVs, it is that technology promises to find purely unmanned solutions to combat but cannot deliver on that promise. Political and military authorities should approach with caution the prospect of a world in which automated systems select military targets and employ lethal ordnance.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make significant contributions to the war fighting capability of operational forces. The assumption is that piloted, remotely piloted, and autonomous vehicles have advantages and disadvantages in military operations, and that these vary in strategic significance for different levels of conflict. Since it is essential for the U.S. defense establishment to consider the strategic and technological implications of these types of aerial vehicles, this study is devoted to addressing the issues raised by the new generation of aerial vehicles. As technological advances increase the lethality of weapons on the modern battlefield, it is inevitable that UAVs will reduce the risks to humans in combat. If there is a fundamental constraint on the development of UAVs, it is that technology promises to find purely unmanned solutions to combat but cannot deliver on that promise. Political and military authorities should approach with caution the prospect of a world in which automated systems select military targets and employ lethal ordnance.

An EB-66C crew (pilot, navigator, gunner, and four electronic warfare officers) at Yokota AB, Japan in the late fifties. Crew and aircraft assigned to the 11 th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. 111 Foreword Captain Van Nederveen's paper can truly be a one source document describing the trials and tribulations of procuring and employing one of the Air Force's first "unique" aircraft during peace, war, and military operations other than war (MOOTW). "The EB-66C and the Early Struggle of Tactical Electronic Warfare" is an excellent read; methodical, historical, and reminiscent of a true workhorse in the United States Air Force. It is short enough to read in a few short sittings. The lessons learned are immediately apparent and applicable in today's declining budgets. Read this paper for its intellectual content, educational value, or for pure enjoyment.

The implementation of a Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR) system in armies with low budgets has become a topic of increasing interest in recent times. This paper delves into the various advantages of such implementation, with an emphasis on its significance in modern warfare. The work starts off by providing a clear definition of C6ISR and goes on to explain the different components that makeup such a system and how they contribute to the gathering and distribution of information. In addition, the paper will explore the benefits that come with the implementation of a C6ISR system in low-budget armies, such as improved situational awareness, more effective decision-making, and the ability to better coordinate and communicate among units. Furthermore, the paper will also touch on the potential cost savings that can be realized through the implementation of C6ISR. Finally, the conclusion will underscore the importance of C6ISR in today's warfare, and the importance for low-budget armies to invest in such systems so that they are able to compete effectively on the battlefield.

The FOPEN radar uses frequencies at VHF and UHF to penetrate the foliage of trees or buildings and detect bodies and people hiding under their cover. FOPEN is an important technology, being located on airborne and ground-based platforms and designed to aid surveillance of very large areas, especially those areas rich in vegetation, which are unsuitable for detection and identification using other sensors. The information the FOPEN radar provides ensures the necessary support for civil or military activities. The civilian use of FOPEN ensures the fulfillment of surveillance and monitoring missions of the Earth’s surface. The data provided will ensure the study of biodiversity, forests, land surface, etc. through the potential of this radar to detect bodies under the canopy of trees.The military use of FOPEN ensures the detection of enemy forces and assets concealed under foliage, whether they are moving or not. The images generated by FOPEN ensure the detection of targets by electrom...

NAVY ;T,EAER,rEUP 12v T m DEWOPlMENT OF RADIO COMWUlWCATION THE AUTHOR a radio engineer and communications consultant, is an electrical engineering graduate o f Columbia University. His early work on the development of electron tubes and radio components carried him eventually into the broader field of communications system engineering. He has authored a number of technical papers and talks, and has taught courses in radio waves and circuits. Long interested in Navy and marine radio, he served in USNR during the second world war. In the article below, Mr. James surveys the related histories of radio and the Navy. He is certain that the technical achievements and adventures of the past are forerunners of still more exciting developments yet to come. Lleut. Fiske subsequently Invented the radlo-controlled torpedo.

The paper presents an affordable low observable concept for a very light strikefighter plane, using a mixture of high and low tech. Currently for a small defense budget, trying to comply with leading military standards enables a small number of fourth generation warplanes, typically degraded with respect to essential capabilities such as air defense and deep strike, due to the restrictions in purchase of high performance weaponry. A solution is to eliminate standard compliance and adopt cost effective solutions, based on a mix of proven items and newly emerging technologies, in an attempt to obtain better solutions than degraded fourth generation warplane as available on the market.

A jármű üzemanyag fogyasztását jelentős mértékben befolyásolják a különböző veszteségek, ilyenek a gépjárműben keletkező veszteség (pl. csapágy veszteségek, a hajtásban, hajtóműben keletkező veszteségek stb.), a légellenállás vagy a gumiabroncsok gördülési ellenállása. Fontos tény, hogy üzemanyag-megtakarítást csak az üzem közben létrejövő veszteségek csökkentésével lehet elérni. Kutatómunkánk célkitűzése, hogy definiáljuk a járművekben fellépő veszteségeket és azok meghatározási módszereit. A későbbiekben az így meghatározott értékek bemenő adatként fognak szolgálni járműenergetikai számítások modellezésénél.

Reconnaissance. C4ISR systems are primarily used by organizations in the defense sector. However, they are also increasingly being used by civil sector organizations such as railways, airports, oil, and gas exploration departments. The C4ISR system is a system of systems and it can also be termed as network of networks and works on similar principles as the Internet. Hence it is vulnerable to similar attacks called cyber attacks and warrants appropriate security measures to save it from these attacks or to recover if the attack succeeds. All of the measures put in place to achieve this are called cyber security of C4ISR systems. This chapter gives an overview of C4ISR systems focusing on the perspective of cyber security warranting information assurance.

(which flight has changed the world, there are still new frontiers for aviation to explore. Many issues still remain under investigation, such as how did it become possible to build protocols in the air? How have technical protocols been produced and worked in the aviation market? How has the technical-natural relationship been perceived when it came to draw and redraw agreements in the competitive international aviation military market? Index Terms-Aviation, technical protocols,boeing, doctrine I. INTRODUCTION "Progress stalks with warhead and prosthesis, stopwatch in hand and glory in its heart". i Karl Kraus At the end of a hundred years in which flight has changed the world, there are still new frontiers for aviation to explore. Many issues still remain under investigation, such as how did it become possible to build protocols in the air? How have technical protocols been produced and worked in the aviation market? How has the technical-natural relationship been perceived when it came to draw and redraw agreements in the competitive international aviation military market? In attempting to offer answers to such questions, especially in Europe and Greece, I here focus specifically on changes (or lack of changes) during the recent decades, which were mainly technologically defined by the transformation of information and communication technologies by the availability of the electronic computer, a machine perceived as global. The research presented in this paper was undertaken at international and Greek aviation-related archives, including archives related to military aviation projects in Greece. This analysis tries to compromise the study among technological change, improvement, innovation, adoption, rejection, and conflation of particular stories of invention/innovation/use, and cultural history, all this from a contextualist perspective. ii

In the paper the Author examines some highlighted elements that related to Air Power, however these usually are not merely Air Power specific attributes. Also, they cannot be, because one of the utmost priority of Multi-Domain approach is to unify, almost melt the services or components together. The highlighted topics of the paper are an envisioned comm and and control system, the Air Force roles in
MDO and targeting considerations.

The author presents in this study the near and more distant future environment of air defence missions. He tries to find adequate answers to three questions in order to avoid prospective developments causing disadvantages for air defence experts and troops realising air defence. These are proliferation, the quick development of air warfare vehicles, and the widening airspace threats represented by civilian vehicles. In brief, air defence as defence activity is always at a disadvantage against the threats arriving from the air, but we must do our best to compensate.

This article contains a summary of the research conducted in the Military University of Aviation concerning the problems of warfare use of unmanned aerial vehicles. It indicates the operational needs of the air force at the modern and future battlefield and the resulting requirements for unmanned aerial vehicles. The present paper outlines the areas of the potential applications and types of unmanned platforms useful for these tasks. It presents the technical and operational requirements and indicates the directions of future research necessary to expand the combat capabilities of these machines. It defines the potential groups of combat and support tasks that may be performed by unmanned aerial vehicles in the future. Conceptual solutions for the use of unmanned platforms at the battlefield and the problems of introducing new means of destruction and extending the autonomy and viability of the platforms are also presented in the present article.

A kind of one versus one beyond visual range (BVR) air combat model has been established, which includes functional models of radar, missile and fighter and the process of several combat stages. Air combat effectiveness ratio (ACER) is defined to analyse the result. The 2 k factor design method is used to design combat test case and analyses the influence of three factors (fighter stealth character, missile range and flight height) on ACER. Simulation result reveals that when RCS of one fighter is reduced from 0dBm 2 to-10dBm 2 which cannot remarkably affect the opposition fighter's radar detection distance and missile launch distance, the RCS factor has small influence and the missile range factor has great influence. When RCS of one fighter is reduced from-10dBm 2 to-20dBm 2 , the opposition fighter's radar detection distance will be reduced and lead the result of its missile launch distance be less than its missile range. Compared with the former case, the effect of RCS factor increases and the effect of missile range factor decreases. However, the effect of height is not significant.

From the last decade emerged many non-state players using low-tech and cost effective missiles, drones, and loitering munitions that dynamically changed warfare. Existing high-tech air defense systems are becoming less effective and costly in dealing with these kinds of threats. Similarly, new autonomous Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology (LOCUST) and target saturation concepts are making modern air defenses themselves more vulnerable to attack, as some recent conflicts have shown. At the same time, in some instances states claimed that these kinds of attacks have been successfully neutralized with the combination of conventional air defense and electromagnetic (EM) waves. The use of electromagnetic spectrum for defensive purposes is known as Electronic Warfare (EW). EW helps in protecting the host and in denying opportunity to adversaries through monitoring, controlling and manipulating the electromagnetic spectrum. Since the introduction of wireless communication...

Over 1,600 extant WW2 impact craters in the Forêt Domaniale de la Londe-Rouvray, Lower Seine valley, Normandy, France, have been mapped and analyzed using LiDAR, historic aerial photographs, archive documents, and field survey. Crater densities average 0.26/ha 2 with values up to 31/ha 2 in clusters around road and railway infrastructure. Some 576 craters can be dated using aerial photographs to intervals between May-August 1944 and are interpreted as bomb craters associated with Allied tactical air strikes on the Seine bridge at Orival (attacked during May in preparation for the D-Day landings) and German troop and vehicle concentrations towards the later stages of the Normandy Campaign.

omen have played a vital role in AFSOC since its inception in 1987. However, it was not until April 1993 that AFSOC opened the AC-130 and HC/MC-130 Combat Shadows and Combat Talons to women. In late 1993 the first two women to start training for a role in AFSOC weapon systems as crewmembers were SrA Christine Kelley and SrA Lisa Wilson at Little Rock AFB. Their follow-on was as loadmasters on the AC-130H. 25 years later, women have truly made their mark during countless hours in combat in nearly every AFSOC weapon system and in support roles across the entire spectrum. AFSOC leadership has recognized these contributions and have selected women for every level of command and Senior NCO leadership positions. We are proud to have AFSOC's first female flag officer, Brig Gen (Sel) Brenda Cartier introduce this historic edition of the Air Commando Journal in the foreword. We are also proud that we are the first publication dedicated to telling these courageous women's stories across the command. I think our readers will enjoy learning of the many roles that they have fulfilled. There is another significant event that I need to highlight: the recent posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to then TSgt John Chapman. Air Commandos and airmen across the entire Air Force are extremely proud that his is the first awarded to an Airman for service above and beyond since Viet Nam. Your Air Commando Association is assisting in the celebration of this feat as we take this edition to print. Lt Gen Webb, the AFSOC Commander, has entrusted ACA to plan and host the culminating event which will be a banquet attended by innumerable dignitaries. The primary event of that evening will be the induction of TSgt Chapman into the Air Commando Hall of Fame. We are thrilled for this opportunity and will do all Air Commandos and the Chapman family proud. We will further highlight TSgt Chapman in Volume 7 Issue 3 of the Journal which will feature not only TSgt Chapman's induction, but also the five new inductees that will be inducted during our convention in December. Those great Americans are recognized in another part of this edition. All in all, this is an exciting time to be an Air Commando. The focus of this edition of the ACJ highlighting "Women in the Fight" is long overdue. Be proud Air Commandos….be very proud of them. Be proud of TSgt Chapman and the Chapman family, and all that Air Commandos have accomplished. Enjoy this edition of your Air Commando Journal.

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler can trace their lineage back to the F/A-18A-D Hornet, which exhibited Limit Cycle Oscillation (LCO) phenomena with the carriage of medium and heavy weight under-wing ordnance. Flight testing of the F/A-18A-D variants to verify LCO-free flight envelopes continued throughout the production life of the aircraft. The need to continually flight test new external store loadings to define LCO characteristics is common to other thin-wing fighters such as the F-16 Falcon, and is very costly and time-consuming. Thus, the elimination of under-wing store related LCO on the F/A18E/F, and the EA-18G, was a high priority of the Boeing/Navy aeroelastic stability team. This paper will review the 5.6 Hz and 8.5 Hz LCO phenomena on the F/A-18A-D Hornet, and will discuss design changes in the development of the Super Hornet to successfully eliminate these oscillations, as well as the analysis, and the ground and flight testing conducted on both the F/A-18E/...

During military operations in the single information space of various combat power and military units the capacity, context and succession of the tasks determine changes in form, method and rules of enemy destruction fire. In the paper, these changes are shown and in consideration of these the analysis of main destruction fire factors has been carried out. Taking into account of contactless combat activity in the single information space the recommendations for enemy group's fire destructions have been offered.

Maritime Security is one of the key international issues. Nowadays, the threats such as illegal immigrations, terrorist activities, piracy make maritime environment less secure. Thus, States which have maritime boundaries face an increasing challenge of constituting the maritime domain awareness effectively. At this juncture, the importance of maritime patrolling and aerial maritime surveillance come on the scene. On the other hand, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), with their many key advantages, increasingly fill in very important gap in military operations requirements. Therefore, this paper argues that the UAS could be one of the most important instruments for maintaining effective maritime surveillance.

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler can trace their lineage back to the F/A-18A-D Hornet, which exhibited Limit Cycle Oscillation (LCO) phenomena with the carriage of medium and heavy weight under-wing ordnance. Flight testing of the F/A-18A-D variants to verify LCO-free flight envelopes continued throughout the production life of the aircraft. The need to continually flight test new external store loadings to define LCO characteristics is common to other thin-wing fighters such as the F-16 Falcon, and is very costly and time-consuming. Thus, the elimination of under-wing store related LCO on the F/A-18E/F, and the EA-18G, was a high priority of the Boeing/Navy aeroelastic stability team. This paper will review the 5.6 Hz and 8.5 Hz LCO phenomena on the F/A-18A-D Hornet, and will discuss design changes in the development of the Super Hornet to successfully eliminate these oscillations, as well as the analysis, and the ground and flight testing conducted on both the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G to ensure that a robust solution was obtained.

This book gives an introduction to the specifics of military flight operations. It covers the basics of aerodynamic, navigation, sensors, electronic warfare, intelligence, weopons, command and control, close air support, air interdiction, counter air, air defence, COMAO. helicopter operations and the history of airpower.

This article contains a summary of the research conducted in the Military University of Aviation concerning the problems of warfare use of unmanned aerial vehicles. It indicates the operational needs of the air force at the modern and future battlefield and the resulting requirements for unmanned aerial vehicles. The present paper outlines the areas of the potential applications and types of unmanned platforms useful for these tasks. It presents the technical and operational requirements and indicates the directions of future research necessary to expand the combat capabilities of these machines. It defines the potential groups of combat and support tasks that may be performed by unmanned aerial vehicles in the future. Conceptual solutions for the use of unmanned platforms at the battlefield and the problems of introducing new means of destruction and extending the autonomy and viability of the platforms are also presented in the present article.

The importance of electronic warfare has escalated in proportion to its growing capabilities, transforming how countries are defended, battles are fought, wars are won, and whether countries even go to war at all. Learn more in an Electronic Warfare Short Course by Tonex.

describes a series of experiments including 2011 experiments in which 16 fully autonomous unmanned vehicles, including 9 unmanned air vehicles, were used to simultaneously support mounted, dismounted and maritime users. During these experiments users provided abstract mission-level ISR needs to the "vehicle cloud." These needs were interpreted by the vehicles, which self-organized and efficiently achieved the user's objectives.

The modern armed forces use the electromagnetic field in a wide range for communication, weapon control, intelligence, navigation and force protection. The electronic devices used in these fields increase significantly the application possibilities of military forces. As a result of this the commanders controlling military operations have to pay accentuated attention to the use of the electromagnetic spectrum in their area of responsibility and their area of operations.

Electronic Warfare is defined as the set of actions that: a) Use electromagnetic energy to destroy, neutralize or reduce enemy combat capability; b) Seek to take advantage of the use of the electromagnetic spectrum by the opponent; and (c) aim to ensure the efficient use of own electromagnetic emissions. Electronic Warfare can be divided, according to its objectives, into three broad groups: Electronic Warfare Support Measures, Electronic Attack Measures and Electronic Protection Measures. Electronic Warfare Support Measures aims to obtain data and information from the electromagnetic emissions of interest used by the opponent. Electronic Warfare Support Measures are characterized by the intentional irradiation, re-radiation, reflection, alteration or absorption of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of destroying, neutralizing or degrading enemy combat capability. Electronic Warfare Support Measures seek to ensure the effective (active and passive) use of the electromagnetic spe...

This article contains a summary of the research conducted in the Military University of Aviation concerning the problems of warfare use of unmanned aerial vehicles. It indicates the operational needs of the air force at the modern and future battlefield and the resulting requirements for unmanned aerial vehicles. The present paper outlines the areas of the potential applications and types of unmanned platforms useful for these tasks. It presents the technical and operational requirements and indicates the directions of future research necessary to expand the combat capabilities of these machines. It defines the potential groups of combat and support tasks that may be performed by unmanned aerial vehicles in the future. Conceptual solutions for the use of unmanned platforms at the battlefield and the problems of introducing new means of destruction and extending the autonomy and viability of the platforms are also presented in the present article.

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: In a hypothetical retelling of any of 100 recent battlefield encounters, two networks coalesce around a compound of buildings at the western border of a nation at war with itself. On one side, a disparate assemblage of fighters drawn from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and Asia attempts to enter a country at war using an amalgam of ancient trade routes and modern commercial navigational and communications technology. Their stories are as diverse as their backgrounds for one, an Internet web magazine linked them to a religious leader they once knew personally; for another, they come to avenge a brother or an uncle; a third comes for the prospect of adventure, as advertised by other fighters on streaming video. In a previous war, fighters might have brought with them their preferred printed propaganda piece, perhaps even a signed copy. In this war, those authors are very much present and part of the conversation, linked to their progeny by way of e-mail and voice over Intern...

The Conduct of War in the 21st Century offers significant changes to the framework of thinking about armed conflict in three respects. First, it updates current thinking on warfighting, weaving together different strands of thought that have emerged in the wake of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria which occurred between 2001 and 2020. Second, it expands upon the conduct of the 21st-century style of war that includes both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, which is waged both in traditional and in new domains, and which occurs in developed as well as developing polities. Third, it offers new insights into the impact new technologies are having on the conduct of war, including cyber and information, artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned and semi-autonomous systems, satellites, and a new generation of missiles. This volume is not about the future of war but provides a clear assessment of the lessons that can be derived from the conduct of war in various theatres around the world. The different parts touch on key manifestations of strategy, technology, air power, war from the ground up, law, and decision-making. These salient themes in the execution of contemporary warfare are further explored in chapters that place the relevant developments over the last two decades within the context of the intellectual challenge of thinking about war. The volume thereby examines key dimensions in the conduct of war (the human, the technological, the strategic-operational-tactical, the procedural, and the legal), and shows that our thinking about war, particularly what it is and how it is fought, needs to be updated. The three cross-cutting key terms around which the volume coheres are Kinetic, Connected, and Synthetic. We examine war as a kinetic activity, applying the original Greek meaning of kinesis as pressure, flow, and force, since electronic warfare, just like its physical equivalent, depends on each of these qualities. We investigate the impact of the connected element of war-between peoples, between ideas, through systems, communications, networks, and even across time. Finally, we examine the extent to which war is synthetic, that is seemingly dominated by artificial and manufactured elements, but with an enduring role of the human.