Precision and Purpose: Airpower in the Libyan Civil War

Karl P. Mueller ; Gregory Alegi ; Christian F. Anrig ; Christopher S. Chivvis ; Robert Egnell ; Christina Goulter ; Camille Grand ; Deborah C. Kidwell ; Richard O. Mayne ; Bruce R. Nardulli ; et al.

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Military Airlift;    Canada;    Libya;    Sweden;    Qatar;    Denmark;    Belgium;    France;    Military Force Deployment;    United States Air Force;    Italy;    Air Warfare;    United Arab Emirates;    United Kingdom;    Netherlands;    North Atlantic Treaty Organization;    Norway;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR676
ISBN  :  9780833087935
RP-ID  :  RR-676-AF

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Between March and October 2011, a coalition of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states and several partner nations waged a war against Muammar Qaddafi's Libyan regime that stemmed and then reversed the tide of Libya's civil war, preventing Qaddafi from crushing the nascent rebel movement seeking to overthrow his dictatorship and going on to enable opposition forces to prevail. The central element of this intervention was a relatively small multinational force's air campaign operating from NATO bases in several countries, as well as from a handful of aircraft carriers and amphibious ships in the Mediterranean Sea. The study details each country's contribution to that air campaign, examining such issues as the limits of airpower and coordination among nations. It also explores whether the Libyan experience offers a potential model for the future.