Lani Kass

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US Air Power: The Imperative For Modernization (Buy The F-35)

US Air Power: The Imperative For Modernization (Buy The F-35)
US Air Power: The Imperative For Modernization (Buy The F-35)

In 2006, a relatively obscure book caused a major stir among the U.S. Air Force leadership. Why Air Forces Fail, edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris, lays out the determinants of failure: deficiencies in the industrial base, misguided technology and tactical picks, inattention to logistics and neglect of training. The case studies are broken…