Chapter 1 of UK air power

Question 1

Chapter 1 - an introduction to air power

Answer 1

Overview of UK air power.
Outlining its enduring utility
Introduces attributes, roles and defines air power

Question 2

Chapter 3 - the foundations of air power

Answer 2

More detail of attributes & roles

Overview of conceptual, moral and physical components of fighting power

Question 3

Chapter 4 - the employment of power

Answer 3

Full spectrum application of UK air power
Highlights how it integrates with other elements of military power
Overview of key air power enablers
Highlights air powers contribution to defence tasks

Question 4

What does the Joint Doctrine Publication 0-30 cover?

Answer 4

UK Air and Space Power

Question 5

Chapter 1, what are the four roles of air power?

Answer 5

Control of the air
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Attack
Air mobility

Question 6

Define Control of the air

Answer 6

Secures our freedom of action within the air environment

Question 7

Define Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

Answer 7

Informs the development of understanding across all environments

Question 8

Define Attack

Answer 8

Can coerce and influence actors into changing or maintaining behaviour

Question 9

Define Air mobility

Answer 9

Enables movements, manoeuvre and sustainment

Question 10

What are the 5 fundamental characteristics of Air power?

Answer 10

Height, speed, reach, agility and ubiquity

Question 11

Define Height

Answer 11

Enables the observation and domination of activities in other domains

Question 12

Define Speed

Answer 12

Enables the rapid and responsive projection of power

Question 13

Define Reach

Answer 13

Enables adversaries to be influenced, regardless of location.

Question 14

Define Agility and Ubiquity

Answer 14

Combining height, speed and reach with agility of multi-role capabilities, provide air power with ubiquity, as threats can be posed or countered across a wide area.

Question 15

What is Power?

Answer 15

Capacity to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events and underpins the ability to influence.
Power is sub-divided into hard and soft variants.

Question 16

Define Hard Power

Answer 16

The threat/use of coercion or a physical effect to achieve influence.
e.g. achieved through a precision guided weapon by a combat A/C employed in the attack role.

Question 17

Define Soft Power

Answer 17

Persuade or encourage others without resourcing to hard power.
e.g. achieved through a humanitarian aid delivery by A/C employed in the air mobility role.

Question 18

What is the definition of Air Power?

Answer 18

Using air capabilities to influence the behaviour of actors and the course of events