Capabilities of Airpower and Its Contribution to the Joint Force

Joint Air Operations
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Joint Air Operations
QUESTION A
One of the airpower's limitations is that it is susceptible to enemy attack. Successful airpower needs a combination of other factors, including a working strategy. For instance, America became a threat in airpower due to its superior strategic and tactical operations (Sahoo et al., 2020). In addition, the US introduced the use of explosives air power during the cold war, which forced the Soviet Union to adopt other strategies, such as nuclear, which made the US vulnerable to attacks. Besides, airpower has a possibility of collateral damage after an attack. For instance, the US bombing of Japan during the world war severely damaged its people. Third, airpower may be threatened if the enemy uses surface-to-air systems to counter the attack. However, JFACC can minimize these limitations by using monitoring systems that they may use to strike the enemy in areas without civilians. Besides, JFACC may also use armor-proof aircraft during the attacks (Osinga, 2022). Lastly, the JFACC may also use low collateral ammunition, decreasing the explosive radius to strike the legal targets.
QUESTION B
Despite the pursuit of states to gain airpower superiority, ethical military practices are necessary to attain a sustainable operation. Besides, counter land is one of the most effective military methods if combined with airpower to ensure optimal control of the environment (Schumacher, 2021). Besides, countersea is also efficient when protecting territorial borders from enemy attacks (Koussay). Again, this operation ensures no collateral damage to the civilian. However, when a state combines all three operations, it gains a competitive advantage over the enemy since it would have total control. Besides, C2 integration has led to a significant transformation in the military field since the attacker can take advantage of the enemy's compromised communication control. Equally important, people are a considerable resource during operations since they ensure that all the tools are perfectly integrated to obtain a successful outcome. The planning process is the greatest determiner of an operation's efficiency since the attacker can ore-plan and act most effectively after attaining legal documen...