Item Details
Skip Navigation Links
   ActiveUsers:786Hits:20885077Skip Navigation Links
Show My Basket
Contact Us
IDSA Web Site
Ask Us
Today's News
HelpExpand Help
Advanced search

In Basket
  Journal Article   Journal Article
 

ID190866
Title ProperDriving innovation in air power
Other Title Informationthe cold war’s four generations of fighter jets
LanguageENG
AuthorShamir, Eitan ;  Shklarsky, Ilan
Summary / Abstract (Note)The aim of this article is to add an air power perspective to the innovation field, with emphasis on the development of jet fighters. Contemporary theory has not adequately addressed air power-related significant innovation, a shortcoming this article addresses. Using in-depth qualitive research methodology with eight diverse case-studies in the Cold War period, we show that innovation of jet fighters was typically initiated in response to hegemonic tensions, immediate threats and organsational factors such as civil–military relations, bureaucratic politics, and air force innovation culture. Moreover, through a comparative analysis we argue that significant and successful air power innovation is achieved through proficiency and knowledge gained by constant learning of air power theory and bottom-up innovation mechanisms. Looking forward, this study may be significant for assisting military professionals in making better-informed decisions about the use of fifth-generation air power by implementing past lessons learned into contemporary theory and future plans.
`In' analytical NoteDefense and Security Analysis Vol. 39, No.2; Jun 2023: p.146-170
Journal SourceDefense and Security Analysis Vol: 39 No 2
Key WordsMilitary Innovation ;  Military Culture ;  Air Power


 
 
Media / Other Links  Full Text