Air Power Development Centre #18: Air Power In The 21st Century: A Snapshot Of Emerging Roles and Future Challenges (2005) By Sanu Kainikara
 
There is a very clear commonality in the thinking of all air power theorists, starting from the pronouncements of Douhet and Mitchell, leading to the assertions of Warden and others in recent times. The commonality is their implicit belief in the capabilities of air power and what it can provide to the larger aims in a war. Theories of air power have usually transcended national boundaries and implementation of these ideas was within the capabilities of several nations, as witnessed by the strategic bombing campaign during World War II. This trend has carried on and now perhaps there is even greater global consensus about air power theory. However, air power capabilities now encompass a large and divergent spectrum such that it is necessary to qualify air forces with appropriate adjectives like ‘emergent’, ‘small’ etc., to ensure that it is correctly understood within the context of a discussion.
 
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