The Air Power Manual Australian Air Publication AAP 1000–D PDF
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AAP 1000–D Australian Air Publication AAP 1000–D The Air Power Manual Australian Air Publication 1000–D is issued for use by the Royal Australian Air Force and is effective forthwith. G.D. SHEPHERD, AO Air Marshal Chief of Air Force Air Force Headquarters Canberra ACT 2600 March 2007 © Commonwealth of Australia, 2007 This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research criticism, or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission. Inquiries can be made to the publisher. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Australian. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Development Centre. The air power manual. 5th ed. ISBN 9781920800161 (pbk). ISBN 1 920800 16 6 (pbk). 1. Air power - Australia. 2. Aeronautics, Military - Australia. I. Title. II. Title: Fundamentals of Australian aerospace power. 358.4030994 Compiled, edited and published by: Air Power Development Centre Level 3 205 Anketell Street Tuggeranong ACT 2900 Australia Telephone: +61 2 6266 1355 Facsimile: +61 2 6266 1041 E-mail: [email protected] EFFECTIVE AIR POWER THROUGH PROFESSIONAL MASTERY iv The Air Power Manual Contents Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii chApter 1 Air power doctrine 1 Air Force Air Power Doctrine Series 3 Defining Air Power and Space Power 3 Context 5 Structure 6 Hierarchy of Air Force’s Air Power Doctrine 9 Understanding Air Power Doctrine 11 Professional Mastery 12 chApter 2 proFessionAl mAstery 15 Introduction 17 Organisation 22 Operations 30 Air Power in a Whole-of-Government Approach 34 chApter 3 conFlict And militAry operAtions 37 Introduction 39 Classifications of Conflict 40 Australia’s Principles of War—a Guide for Planning 43 Levels of Command 45 Legal Framework for Operations 47 vi The Air Power Manual chApter 4 Air power And AustrAliA’s nAtionAl security 51 Introduction 53 Whole-of-Government Approach 54 National Effects-Based Approach 57 Air Power and Australia’s Military Strategy 60 chApter 5 Air And spAce power 69 Introduction 71 Persistent Effect 72 Air Force’s Strengths 77 Characteristics of Air Power 78 Space Power 101 chApter 6 Applying Air And spAce power 105 Introduction 107 Factors that Shape the Air Force 108 Joint Warfighting Functions 112 Air and Space Power Functions 114 Air Power Roles 116 Air and Space Power Functions and Roles 116 COMMAND AND CONtROL 117 Air Campaigning 118 Battlespace Management 122 INFORMAtION SUPERIORIty AND SUPPORt 124 FORCE DEPLOyMENt 130 Air Mobility 130 FORCE PROtECtION 134 The Air Power Manual vii FORCE APPLICAtION 137 Counter Air 139 Precision attack 143 FORCE GENERAtION AND SUStAINMENt 150 Air Power Generation and Sustainment 150 Combat support 153 INtEGRAtION OF FUNCtIONS 155 chApter 7 epilogue—into the Future 157 Mastering Air Power for the Future Air Force 159 Appendix1 – Doctrine Hierachy Outline 163 glossAry 165 index 177 viii The Air Power Manual x The Air Power Manual
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