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39 UK Long Range Offensive Air Power for 2020 and Beyond By Air Commodore Tim Anderson The Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) programme is a discrete acquisition programme intended to fulfil the UK’s future long range strike capability requirements from the end of the next decade out to 2050, and quite possibly beyond. The programme has continued to evolve throughout the last four years of its Concept Phase as the context and nature of the operational requirement have become more clearly defined. At this stage in its genesis, FOAS is envisaged as providing a suite of capabilities that will complement and reinforce those which will be provided within the nearer term by the UK’s aircraft carrier-capable Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) Force comprising the Short Take-off and Vertical Landing Joint Strike Fighter and Typhoon. The FOAS programme’s Initial Gate is approaching and it is anticipated that it will be followed by an Assessment Phase designed to offer a detailed analysis of the broad range of candidate systems identified during the programme’s Concept Phase
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Page 41 and 42: 33 Probably the most controversial
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Page 57 and 58: 49 Tornado F3s patrolling the no-fl
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Page 61 and 62: 53 Moments in the Life of a MiG-21
Page 63 and 64: 55 Front and rear views of the twin
Page 65 and 66: 57 The seat may have been height-ad
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Page 70 and 71: 62 Kant Deployment at Kant airbase
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Page 74 and 75: 66 The Su-25 appears to be well sui
Page 76 and 77: 68 In reality, airpower has a limit
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Page 80 and 81: 72 the airstrip would not hold up t
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