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Importance of Air Forces in Modern Warfare

Explore the critical role of Air Forces: from providing air dominance to ensuring operational efficiency in joint operations. Learn why the aging fleet poses challenges and the Air Force's proposals for modernization.

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Importance of Air Forces in Modern Warfare

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  1. E D U C A T E A D V O C A T E S U P P O R T

  2. Why Are Air Forces necessary? • Air Force Provide Air Dominance Dominate the skies so all other types of air and joint operations can function at peak effectiveness • No ground forces killed by enemy aircraft since June 1953 • Dropping supplies with pin point accuracy depends on air dominance • Allow the operations of unmanned systems • Allowed allies to breakout of Normandy in WW II

  3. The Aging Fleet • Air Force aircraft are increasingly expensive to maintain and less reliable to fly • Aircraft within the fleet average 25 years in age with some dating back to the Eisenhower administration • Currently only52 percent of the fleet is fully mission capable • Since Desert Storm, the Air Force has been flying an average of 2.2 million hours per year with an inventory 32 % smaller and 42% older.

  4. The Aging Fleet

  5. Aircraft grounded/restricted2008 • F-15C - 9 Grounded/318 restricted • F-15E – 219 restricted • F-16C – 23 Grounded/17 restricted • B-52H – 20 grounded • KC-135R – 21 grounded • C-5A – 2 grounded

  6. Air Force proposal for 2009 • Retire 137 F-15s • Retire 177 F-16s • Retire 9 A-10s

  7. FYDP Aircraft Procurement

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