THE EXPANSION OF GCC AIR POWER

In recent years, the air forces of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) nations have undergone major modernization and expansion programs. It became increasingly clear that although the US would remain engaged in the region, its allies in the Middle East would be expected to shoulder a greater share...

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Published inArmada International pp. 10 - 14
Main Author Lake, Jon
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Gurgaon Media Transasia India Ltd 01.02.2021
Subjects
Aircraft industry
Interoperability
Invasions
Military exercises
Missiles
Modernization
Persian Gulf War
Typhoons
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Saudi Arabia
Iran
United States > US
Qatar
Egypt
Israel
Iraq
Kuwait
Bahrain
Syria
Oman
Yemen
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Summary:In recent years, the air forces of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) nations have undergone major modernization and expansion programs. It became increasingly clear that although the US would remain engaged in the region, its allies in the Middle East would be expected to shoulder a greater share of the burden of defending themselves, supporting and co-operating with deployed US, British and French forces rather than substantially relying on these foreign elements. This added impetus to the drive to achieve greater interoperability with US forces, ensuring that new military installations were built to US and NATO specifications, and that personnel were trained to operate alongside allied forces. GCC air forces increasingly began to train with air arms from outside the Gulf.
ISSN:0252-9793
2235-2082