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Subject(s)

• Aeronautics, Military—France—History—20th century [Browse]
• Unified operations (Military science)—Case studies [Browse]
• Chad—History—Civil War, 1965-—Aerial operations, French [Browse]
• France—History, Military—20th century [Browse]
• France Armée de l'air—History [Browse]

Related name

• Rand Corporation [Browse]
• United States. Air Force [Browse]

Series

R (Rand Corporation) [More in this series]

Summary note

This report reviews French Air Force (FAF) involvement in military operations outside of Europe since the early 1960s and then more closely examines FAF operations in Chad from 1978 through mid 1987. Part of a larger RAND research effort aimed at enhancing the future effectiveness of U.S. Air Force air power in peripheral conflicts, this study assesses (1) the relative effectiveness of air power in French overseas operations; (2) the constraints placed on the use of air power and how they influenced its effectiveness; and (3) the unique aspects of FAF force structure, equipment, organization, doctrine employment concepts, and training designed specifically for peripheral operations. The author concludes that, in response to growing military capabilities of Third World opponents, air power has become an increasingly critical component of French overseas projection forces. However, French experience confirms that air power can make a decisive contribution in peripheral conflicts only when it is combined with aggressive joint land operations. Keywords: Joint military operation; Air land battles. (KT).

Notes

• "A Project Air Force report prepared for the United States Air Force."
• "January 1989."

Tech. report no.

R-3660-AF.

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