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...This research is framed in the context of a specialized weapon in military aviation: an unmanned multirole fighter capable of replacing manned systems and their respective missions. This paper gives a brief history of unmanned aerial vehicles and their employment as weapons to demonstrate the evolution from ISR platform to unmanne...

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...@maxwell.af.mil AIR UNIVERSITY AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGEThe Last Manned FighterReplacing Manned Fighters with Unmanned Combat Air Vehicl... ...aper addresses the question, can and shouldthe Air Force pursue an unmanned multirole fighter toreplace manned systems? Unmanned aircraft systemshave ... ...the Air Force pursue an unmanned multirole fighter toreplace manned systems? Unmanned aircraft systemshave demonstrated enormous intelligence, surveil... ...n both flexibilityand persistence. Current and emerging technologymay permit unmanned fighters to replace conventionalmultirole aircraft in the face o... ... and emerging technologymay permit unmanned fighters to replace conventionalmultirole aircraft in the face of high endurance missions,evolving threat ... ...d philosophical.Before being able to answer if the Air Force should pursuean unmanned fighter, it is necessary to determine if itis technically feasib... ...ible for such a system. A methodicalanalysis of mission subsets and common tasks that fighterscurrently perform and how those tasks might be performed... ...d fighter, however, it is first necessary to ad-dress command and control (C2) of the aircraft.Command and Control The issue of command and control i... ... a desired behavior, but the technicalaspect was proven in 989 when the UA (unmanned aircraft)Condor accomplished a completely autonomous flight from...

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...RSITY AIR WAR COLLEGESpectrum Management Key to the Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems? Mary E. Griswold Lieutenant C... ...tal to decisionmakers. Requests from commanders for information pro-vided by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are growing sofast that they are outpacin... ...S) are growing sofast that they are outpacing system availability. The futureof these aircraft is of such importance to military opera-tions that in S... ...elopment. As UAS capabilities become even more soughtafter and as the number of these aircraft increases, some-thing must be done to help ensure that ... ...one to help ensure that the much-neededcapabilities they provide are available to war fighters. One of the most critical major UAS subsystems, com-mu... ...g must be done to help ensure that theirmuch-needed capabilities are available to war fighters whenneeded. Frequency management and bandwidth availabi... ...sources. The tremendous capabili-ties that these systems can bring to support the war fighterdemand that we solve the current problems and meet thecha... ...rcraft increases, something must bedone to help ensure that they are available to war fighterswhen needed. Frequency management and bandwidth availab... ...rations. 0 The tremendous capabilities that these systems can bringto support the war fighter demand that we address and mit-igate the current problem...

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...reedom, explores some of the mission employment and doctrinal issues associated with this emerging weapons system and argues that weaponized unmanned aircrafts should be commanded and controlled just like close-air-support (CAS) assets....

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... AIR UNIVERSITY Integration of Weaponized Unmanned Aircraft into the Air-... ... 11/8/07 2:08:50 PM Foreword Unmanned aircraft (UA) now carry air-to-ground ... ... 11/8/07 2:08:51 PM Abstract Unmanned aircraft (UA) have changed the nature ... ... the way. Soon the US Army will field the extended range/multipurpose (ER/MP) Warrior unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and the US Air ... ... tasking order (ATO).29 Technological innovations have led to tasking manned multirole platforms like fighters with target- ing pods... ...osely coordinate with the sensor operator to mark targets for other airborne strike assets. The fighters themselves are often ... ...me UAVs from a standoff perch will not “spook” or tip off the suspect like the sound from a fast-moving fighter, an EP-3, or AC- 30. B... ...mission requirements. The Army Air Corps in North Africa in 943 quickly learned that attaching fighter units to specific ground units... ...e to reduce sensor-to-shooter delays and integrate joint fires from multiple assets, be they fixed-wing fighters, rotary-wing attack a...

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...uld employ and control RPVs in a strategic attack. The overall purpose of this paper is to not only highlight the author’s concept of future unmanned aircraft but to also encourage pursuit into all areas that may possess the potential to advance airpower....

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Relative Decline of US Aircraft Losses Per Sortie over Four Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . ... ...ovides unique advantages to a strategic offensive force. Likewise, un­manned aircraft can provide unique advantages as an integral part of this force.... ...this paper is to not only highlight the author’s concept of fu­ture unmanned aircraft but to also encourage pursuit into all areas that maypossess the... ... KAMIKAZE CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT REMOTE AUTOMATIC REMOTE AUTOMATIC CONTROL CONTROL CON... ... —Henry H. “Hap” Arnold Gen Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s vision of fighter aircraft “with no men inthem at all,” has yet to materialize desp... ...ent among the report’s futuristic initiatives is the con­cept of uninhabited fighter aircraft capable of flying 10 to 15 times thespeed of sound, mane... ...nt trend changes, actual progress towards operationalfielding of uninhabited fighter aircraft will remain limited. One major obstacle to the wider dev... ...-1s from ground sites and approximately another 1,600 from aircraft. Al­lied fighters and antiaircraft guns destroyed most of these before theyreached... ...8), 34. 4. Ibid., 35. 5. Maj Gen I. B. Holley Jr., “Of Saber Charges, Escort Fighters, and Spacecraft: TheSearch for Doctrine,” Air University Review,...

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...of supplies from forward supply hubs to forward forces. To address these challenges and requirements, the author suggests the use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as a potential solution. Focusing on existing and quickly emerging technologies as well as the joint operating requirements, the author proposes RPA performance and design characteristics along with a concept o...

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...n and Iraqrequired resupply by ground convoy, airdrop, or vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. Unfortunately, the Departmentof Defense (DOD) current... ...dress thesechallenges and requirements, the author suggests the useof remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as a potential solution.Focusing on existing and... ...rlift systemwith a modular autonomous and/or semiautonomous un-manned tactical airlift aircraft offers a flexible, responsive,and inexpensive solution... ...lights to move supplies and personnel from major hubsdirectly to their points of need. Aircraft availability, weather,and terrain, however, have cause... ... enemy targetsas guided cruise missiles or bombs.3 In the 1970s the AirForce’s BGM-34F fighter RPA and the highly maneuverableaircraft technology proj... ... maneuverableaircraft technology projects demonstrated how RPAs couldoutperform manned fighter aircraft.4 The current use of such RPAs as the Predato... ...from supply hub to point of need presents a seriesof significant challenges to the war fighter ranging from se-curity of the logistical lines of commu... ...stly. What is needed is a system that ismore responsive and capable of meeting the war fighter’sneeds with minimal risk to aircrew and expensive aircr... ...rsight Council Aviation Safety Improvements TaskForce Safety Technology Working Group, Fighter/Attack. 18. Surowitz, USAF ACC/SEF, to the author, e-m...

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...ements of the United States Special Operations Command, examine current and future unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, and analyze whether unmanned aircraft technologies are mature enough to meet the demanding special operations mission. The result of the analysis is that unmanned aerial vehicles have tremendous potential. But, due to the technological limitations and a ...

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...d future unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, andanalyze whether unmanned aircraft technologies are mature enough to meet thedemanding special operat... ...nment.He was subsequently selected to transition into EC-130H Compass Call aircraft andserved as a mission crew commander with the 6919th Electronic S... ... the future. Special operations forces traditionally have relied on manned aircraft,special reconnaissance teams, and satellites to provide timely sur... ...support bases by using 5sophisticated communications, aircraft, and specially trained forces. Theseforces infiltrate and exfiltra... ...where real-time intelligence would help special operationsplanners and war fighters accomplish their missions. But for the systems tobe useful to spec... ...eam’slocation. The UAV “concept” can provide these capabilities to the war fighter. Another deficiency UAVs can solve is the current inadequatecommuni... ...onments by providing secure, low-cost systems that directly supportthe war fighter. The final capability deficiency, the “resupply” dilemma may, in so... ... and civilian contractors are trying to fieldsystems that work for the war fighters. But until the technology andintegration of systems is mature and ... ... providing near real-time,over-the-horizon threat data directly to the war fighter at the secret level. This terminal cansimultaneously receive and pr...

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...The study presents and analyzes the pros and cons of three possible options: (1) increasing active duty manning in all Guard fighter units, (2) increasing active duty manning in only a few select Guard fighter units, and (3) moving most, if not all, of the fighters out of the Guard and into the active duty force. If current trends play out, the US ...

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...rinter@max1.au.af.mil AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY Air National Guard Fighters in the Total Force Joseph E. Lucas Lieutenant ... ...s of this study pointout that the same level of activity is not found in the ANG fighter forceeven though many of these units have demonstrated a will... ...ir National Guard will in crease as declining defense budgets, ashrinking active fighter force, and a vigorous National Security Strategyof Engagement... ... imperative to explore new options for increas-ing the availability of the Guard fighter force for peacetime contin-gency use.Air National Guard Fight... ...ighters in the Total Force examines current “workarounds” used to increase guard fighter availability and then explores amethod to provide a long-term... ...anger to peacetime contingency and war-time operations. Guard tanker and airlift aircraft, along with hundreds ofother guard personnel, are already he... ... involvement ofGuard tanker and airlift assets. The contributions of these Guard aircraftand people, in many ways, substantiate the importance the Air... ...s to peacetime operationsare rather small considering there are over 800 fighter aircraft in the AirNational Guard system.3 For instance, in 1993 the ... ...o allowed the Air National Guard tobegin upgrading many of its units into modern aircraft like the F-100 andF-104. By 1960, all Guard fighter aircraft...

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... TerroristsAnd Freedom Fighters 2nd EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing an... ... C O N T E N T S I. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters II. Macedonia to the Macedonians III. ... ...After the Rain" 3 Terrorists and Freedom Fighters"'Unbounded' morality ultimately becomescounterproductiv... ...t of what theyhold to be just causes are alternately known as "terrorists"or "freedom fighters".They all share a few common characteristics: 1. A har... ...iety. Relegated to the fringes by the inexorable march of common sense, the freedom fighters naturally gravitate towards like minded non-conformist... ...i-tank rocket launchers (like the German"Armburst"), mortars, recoilless rifles, anti-aircraftmachine-guns and automatic assault rifles. Some of thewe... ...h?The Anglo-Saxon members of the motley "Coalition ofthe Willing" were proud of their aircraft's and missiles'"surgical" precision. The legal (and mor...

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...A call is being made for an aircraft dedicated to the counterinsurgency (COIN) mission within military academic circles and the special operations community. Support for a COIN aircraft needs hard numbers, given the Air Force’s budget constraints brough...

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... AIR UNIVERSITY AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE Counterinsurgency Aircraft Procurement Optio... .../5/09 10:54:17 AM Abstract A call is being made for an aircraft dedicated to the counterins... ...within military academic circles and the special operations community. Support for a COIN aircraft needs hard numbers, given the Air F... ... budget constraints brought on by the dedication to the F- 22A. Building on Arthur Davis’s COIN aircraft advocacy paper, this resear... ...any stu- dents of small wars. Given the Air Force’s preoccupation with the F-22A advanced fighter aircraft procurement, little atten- ... ... 6A costs. For the purposes of this analysis, the munitions costs associated with the 23d Fighter Group, a stand-alone group o... ...ta for the A-10 Thunderbolt II at Pope AFB CAIG CAIG Description 23d Fighter Group Element ... ... In the cost estimates for a weaponized Raytheon platform, the level three CAIG elements for 23d Fighter Group mu- nitions and stores... ...n the costs of the T-6A Texan II airframe and the munitions costs associated with the 23d Fighter Group’s A- 0s. The incremental costs...

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...osal and within a few months thepresident authorized overflight of Russian territory by U-2 aircraft to pho­tograph Soviet missile development and dep... ...stating on 2 May 1960 that a National Aer onautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) aircraft was missing after a routine weather recon­naissan... ...Russia had shot down a US air-craft. On 6 May 1960, NASA modified its story now stating the aircraft wasa U-2 on a high-altitude r esearch flight. ... ... cause for the demise of Pr oject Red Wagon. Two years later, the shoot down of another U-2 aircraft overflying Cubaon 27 October 1962 brought the iss... ... Soviet sur face-to-air missile (SAM), pr otecting a ballisticmissile site, destroyed the aircraft and killed the pilot. The nation was out-raged an... ...Need for Air Refueling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Current Air Force Systems As an old fighter pilot, I have a saying that says one peek is worth... ...immediate use. “Thus, theHAE CGS will pr ovide digital, high-quality imagery to war fighters andusers at various command levels.”3DarkStar Dar... ...ence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance system pr oviding critical infor mation to the war fighter. As UA V technologies advance, we will explor e ...

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... three forms of airpower: carrier air, long-range combat air (B-2), and theater air (i.e., F-15, F-16, and EF-111). The author concludes that theater aircraft are the mainstay of US airpower. Theater airpower was the decisive form of airpower in our three major conflicts since World War II (Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq) and will be in the regional conflicts of the future. It i...

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... UNIVERProjecting American Airpower Should We Buy Bombers, Carriers, or Fighters? ROY MICHAEL MATTSON, MAJOR, USAF ... ...at air(B-2), and theater air (i.e., F-15, F-16, and EF-111). The author concludes thattheater aircraft are the mainstay of US airpower. Theater airpow... ...oneach—to procure and operate (for 30 years) a carrier battle gr oup, a package of312 theater aircraft, and 38 B-2s. Power pr ojection means that the ... ...mportance. Mission flexibility and the attributes thatyield power are most important. Theater aircraft are most powerful and least able to pr oject. L... ...m­bat air craft pr oject best, ar e power ful, but have limited mission flexibility.Carrier aircraft project very well, have mission flexibility, bu... ...base force of my analysis. Instrument two is theater airpower (TAP).1 Thisinstrument includes fighters, fighter -bombers, and their associated air-... ... a base with only one or two types of aircraft. This reduces O&Scosts. The standard Air Force fighter wing contains three squadrons of 24aircraft for ... ...onfigure modern aircraft very quickly. At one point duringDesert Stor m the 363d T actical Fighter W ing (Pr ovisional) was tur ningF-16s aroun... .... Ordnance capabilities of the F-15E and the F-16 are similar to the Navyaircraft. The small, fighter -bomber F-16 can carry a large load but usu­ally...

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...max1.au.af.mil AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY The F-22 The Right Fighter forthe Twenty-first Century? MICHAEL J. COSTIGAN Lieute... ...ennial Defense Review of 1997 may have reaf -firmed the need for all three major aircraft modernizationprograms—the F-22, F/A-18E/F, and Joint Strike ... ...three major aircraft modernizationprograms—the F-22, F/A-18E/F, and Joint Strike Fighter—but the debate is far from over. The F-22, the most expensive... ...ty so necessary to victory. I en -courage each of you to read this review of the aircraft that isplanned to form the cornerstone of the US Air Force’s... ...ued at Edwards and served as chief ofthe Cruise Missile Branch (1987–88) and the FighterBranch (1988–89) of the 6512th Test Squadron, as directorof ST... ...utical Systems Center, EglinAFB, Florida. The F-22 The Right Fighter for the Twenty-first Century? The United States armed f... ...ainst this backdrop, the US Air Force is acquiring themost expensive and capable fighter in history, the F-22.With a recently announced cost growth of... ...ght budgets and a changed world,some critics are asking if the F-22 is the right aircraft forthe twenty-first century, or if it is needed at all. Repr... ...tofight and win in the European theater against overwhelm -ing numbers of Soviet aircraft. 8 In order to accomplish this, the F-22 incorporates inno -...

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... (1964–69) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 7 The Vindication of Airpower and the Rise of the Fighter Community (1965–72) . . . . 185 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 8 Changing of the Guard: The Rise of the Fighter Generals (1973–82) . . . . . . 211 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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... Congress Cataloging–in–Publication DataWorden, R. Michael, 1954–Rise of the fighter generals : the problem of air force leadership, 1945–1982 / R. Mi... ...phical references and index.1. United States. Air Force—Officers—History. 2. Fighter pilots—Promotions—UnitedStates—History. 3. Generals—United States... .... . . . . . . . 1777 The Vindication of Airpower and the Rise of the Fighter Community (1965–72) . . . . . . . 185 Notes .... ... Page8 Changing of the Guard: The Rise of the Fighter Generals (1973–82) . . . . . . . . . 211 Notes . . .... ...Air Command Operational Costs (1958–61) . . . . . . 873 Bomber versus Fighter Aircraft Inventory (1948–60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...Command Operational Costs (1958–61) . . . . . . 873 Bomber versus Fighter Aircraft Inventory (1948–60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... Ballistic Missiles (1946–90) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12410 Total Aircraft versus Missile Procurement (1948–66) . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...istribution of Air Force Wings . . . 18720 Bomber versus Fighter Aircraft Total Active Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1... ...: Nothing is so powerful and yet so responsive to delicate touch as a modern aircraft. Flying a plane requires skill, strength and fine control, which...

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In this paper, Lt Col Devin L. Cate tackles the question of whether an air superiority fighter is relevant to warfare in the twenty-first century.

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...maxwell.af.mil AIR WAR COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITYThe Air Superiority Fighterand Defense Transformation Why DOD Requirements Demand ... ...his paper, Lt Col Devin L. Cate tackles the question ofwhether an air superiority fighter is relevant to warfare inthe twenty-first century. Critics o... ...century. Critics of the F/A-22, the US AirForce’s next generation air superiority fighter, have identi-fied it as a cold war relic—unjustifiably expen... ...nseReview Report (QDR) of 2001, actually demand a highly ca-pable air superiority fighter. He shows how achieving thesetransformational operational go... ... requires performance ofthe four offensive counterair functions of surface attack,fighter sweep, escort, and suppression of enemy air defenses(SEAD), ... ...ee of air superiority. Counterairmissions are designed to destroy or negate enemy aircraftand missiles, both before and after launch.”4 Air superiorit... ...kingthem before they are launched.13 Fighter sweeps search forand destroy enemy aircraft, airborne missile launch plat-forms, and other airborne tar... ...lat-forms, and other airborne targets of opportunity.14 Escortsprotect friendly aircraft from enemy air-to-air and surface-to-air threats while over... ...eriority fighter mustbe part of a layered defense against airborne threats suchas aircraft and cruise missiles. To be effective, this fighterrequires ...

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...l.af.milAIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY They Too Served496th Fighter Training Group, 1943–45 DAVID H. KELLEY ... ...jutants, clerks, and executive officers who recordeda glimpse of life in the 496th Fighter Training Group. v Abstract In-th... ...nnel lost in the European theaterduring World War II. The Eighth Air Force’s 496th FighterTraining Group operated a fighter CCRC at Goxhill, England,a... ...,and illustrated the unique challenges and successes of theCCRC mission. The 496th Fighter Training Group over-came maintenance shortfalls, aircraft s... ...heCCRC mission. The 496th Fighter Training Group over-came maintenance shortfalls, aircraft shortages, and per-sistent morale issues to train more tha... ...tfalls, aircraft shortages, and per-sistent morale issues to train more than 2,400 fighterpilots for combat duty in the Lockheed P-38 Lightning andNor... ...targets. What did it take to fightwith skill and verve in high-performance fighter aircraft?Teaching a man to fly was one thing: What specializedtrain... ... KELLEY 5 The 496th served as the primary dedicated CCRC for P-38 and P-51 aircraft in the ETO. It represented a brief butvital phase in the l... ...training pilots who were commissioned, awarded wings, and assigned to spe- cific aircraft types. • Next, operational training units (OTU) in the Uni...

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...This study analyzes and assesses the changes in organization and structure of the active Air Force and ANG fighter maintenance units from the time the ANG became a separate reserve component in 1946 to the present-day organization, paralleling it with the active Air Force. It takes the reader from the ANG maintenance unit's beginn...

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...1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE: PAST AND PRESENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I Centralized Control, 1930-45 . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Period of Uncertainty, 1945-55 . . . . . . . . . . 5 Return to Centralization, 1955-70 . . ....

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...TIONALLY LEFT BLANKOrganizational Structure for AirNational Guard Tactical Aircraft Maintenance by RUDOLPH VENTRESCA, Col... ...resca, Rudolph . Organizational structure for Air National Guard tactical aircraft maintenance/by RudolphVentresca. p. cm . Includes bibliograph... ...he maintenace manOurpilots would march with agun.So when you see mightyjet aircraftAs they mark their way through the air,The grease-stained man with ... ...KNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii 1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE: PAST AND PRESENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...mplish this because of an increasedconversion rate to more reliable modern fighter aircraft, the highexperience level of our personnel, and the stabil... ... of the Air Defense Command(ADC) to avionics officer in the 127th Tactical Fighter Wing(TFW) of the Tactical Air Command (TAC), to mainte... ...e has madedramatic changes in the organization and structure of fighteraircraft maintenance units, while Air National Guard (ANG... ...the changes in organizationand structure of the active Air Force and ANG fighter maintenanceunits from the time the ANG became a separate reserve co... ...t learning and experience . Chapter 2 evaluates the current ANG fighter maintenancestructure by comparing it with the active TAF struc...

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...Colonel Paul “P. J.” McAneny offers an analysis focused on aircraft maintenance but applicable to the entire force and recommends cultural changes to support lasting transformation. He examines the impact of metrics on transformation and evaluates the USAF aircraft maintenance cultur...

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... Red Is Good Transformational Changes for US Air Force Aircraft Maintenance ... ...8:49:32 AM Foreword Over the last two decades, the Air Force’s fleet of aircraft has shrunk 40 percent,... ... has AFSO21 achieved the desired effects? Col Paul “P. J.” McAneny offers an analysis focused on aircraft mainte- nance but appl... ...transformation. He ex- amines the impact of metrics on transformation and eval- uates the USAF aircraft maintenance culture. He asks s... ...ce culture. He asks sev- eral questions: Can focused metrics precede cultural change? Does the aircraft maintenance community support ... ...logistics processes. The Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) is designed to enhance war-fighter support by en- abling “... ...zation’s primary value-stream measures, was no better than 8 percent. In other words, the war fighter could count on at least one in ... ...t, from heavy lift transportation to high-demand, low-density reconnaissance aircraft to small fighters, alternating between staff ass...

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...A historian’s occupational disease is to find old precedents for practically everything new that comes along. And that is true for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as well. In one way they are merely the continuation of the millennia-old human longing for methods of striking or observing one’s enemies while remaining safe. The purpose of this essay is to briefly explore t...

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...r practically everything new that comes along. And that istrue for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as well. In one way theyare merely the continuation... ...haps, partly because of the launching meth-ods and partly due to the failure of the aircraft or its controlsystems. After the Armistice, the naval aut... ...the ignition, and folded thewings. A Sperry gyroscope controlled the direction. The aircraftdid not have ailerons, but a rather large dihedral to mana... ...ice for the increasing number ofhigh-rate-of-fire guns put aboard ships, other than aircraft car-riers, in anticipation of the threat.14 Some of the t... ...ic of the period. Powered by a jet, itsperformance was competitive with the postwar fighters comingonline, and its production ran into many thousands.... ...eimproved in several ways, as were the electro-optical missilesand bombs. Three new fighters were developed during the pe-riod and deployed in substan... ...d weather operations. One difficulty was thatthe Predator operators had to talk the fighter strike pilots onto ... ...ing Predators with laser designators, which could be heldon the target allowing the fighters to find the target much morequickly (with fewer mistakes)... ...manning. It has al-ways placed those at the “pointy end of the spear”—thebomber and fighter pilots—at the head of the pecking order.Navigators and wea...

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... to the plane" (59 cases). He also was found in 81 cases (14% of 600 cases), the pilots reported effects electromagnetic (EM) assumed, on one or more aircraft systems. And the radio systems compass systems are primarily affected. Private aircraft (passenger) are more affected assumed by EM effects come from PAN, probably due to the fact that their avionics and their compas...

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...ed eventswith potential impact(s) on aviation safety were: “UAP approached aircraft on a collision course”(78 cases) and “UAP circled or maneuvered cl... ...t on a collision course”(78 cases) and “UAP circled or maneuvered close to aircraft” (59 cases). It was found also that in81 cases (14% of the 600 cas... ...equency interferenceand ionizing radiation than are commercial or military aircraft. It was found that in four casesmilitary aircraft weapon systems w... ... Introduction For more than 60 years, military and civilian aircraft pilots and crews have reportedsightings and flight encounters with... ...ts” which do not have the appearance or flightcharacteristics of any known aircraft or aerial phenomena. Richard F. Haines has provided the follow... ... white light coming near the Mirage IV right rear. They first thought of a fighter's interception light but ground control informed that it had no...

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...usions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 4 LT COL JOSEPH LAUGHLIN: 362d FIGHTER GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Allied Invasion of France . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 362d Fighter Group Operations . . . . . . . . .152 Pilot Morale within the 362d Fighter Group. 156 J...

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...ilot, it was his success as a Bf 109 pilot and commander ofJagdgeschwader (fighter wing) 26 (JG26) in the Battle ofBritain that gained him the reputat... ...6) in the Battle ofBritain that gained him the reputation as Germany’s top fightercommander in the Second World War. The US Army Air Forceshad its sha... ...s acolonel, his final wartime rank). Culminating in his commandof the 362d Fighter Group (FG), XIX Tactical Air Command(TAC), Ninth Air Force, Colonel... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 4 LT COL JOSEPH LAUGHLIN: 362d FIGHTER GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Allied Inv... ... Allied Invasion of France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 362d Fighter Group Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Pilot Morale ... ...d-war leveling-off of American defense spendingcombined with sharp cuts in aircraft major weapon systemsprocurement could place the United States at a... ...units selected for the case studies contained herein werewing size (60–120 aircraft and crews). With this in mind, thelessons drawn from group or wing... ...ude proper food, rest, cloth-ing, shelter, training, and useful equipment (aircraft andweapons). The psychological needs of airmen tend to center on t... ...s is the possible connection betweenconfidence in oneself and pride in the aircraft type that isflown. In some ways, aircrews identify with their equi...