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“The ability to use platforms operating in or passing through the air for military purposes” Air Power

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Air Power. “The ability to use platforms operating in or passing through the air for military purposes”. Strengths of Air Power. Height Speed Reach All-encompassing Flexibility Response Concentration. Limitations of Air Power. Airborne time Limited payloads Fragility. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Air Power

“The ability to use platforms operating in or passing

through the air for military purposes”

Air Power

Page 2: Air Power

HeightSpeedReachAll-encompassingFlexibilityResponseConcentration

Strengths of Air Power

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Airborne timeLimited payloadsFragility

Limitations of Air Power

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CostDependency on basesSensitivity to light and weatherSensitivity to technology

Other considerations with Air Power