The Quest for Relevant Air Power

CONTENTS
Table
Illustrations
Page
1 Armed Forces Model 2015 (FAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
2 GAF reductions during the post–Cold
War era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
3 Flying wings within Air Force
Structure 6 (GAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
4 RNLAF aircraft/GBAD inventory
and personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5 SwAF combat aircraft inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
6 Tabular comparisons of GNP/GDP
and defence expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
7 Force reductions measured by flying frontline
squadrons and air force personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
8 Differential air power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Figure
1 Air Force Structure 4 (GAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
2 Air Force Structure 5 (GAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
3 Air Force Structure 6 (GAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
4 Budget allocation to the single services
(Netherlands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
5 Budget allocation to the single services
(Sweden) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Photo
FAF C-135FR tanker refuelling Gripens in midair . . . . . . 2
Dutch pilot inspects LANTIRN laser-designator
pod prior to takeoff for Operation Allied Force . . . . . . . . . 8
USNS Alan Shepard and USS George Washington
at ANNUALEX 21G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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