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Air Forces and Asia: Interview with Robert Farley
By The Diplomat Staff
The Diplomat speaks with Robert Farley about his case for abolishing the U.S. Air Force.

Turbulence Ahead for Taiwan’s F-16 Upgrade Program?
By J. Michael Cole
The US Air Force's budget decisions have thrown a wrench in Taiwan's air force modernization program.

Game Changer: The F-35 and the Pacific
To understand the real value of the F-35 one must consider its operation as a fleet, not simply as an individual aircraft.

Airpower: Karzai’s Ace in the Hole
Despite recent actions by President Karzai airpower remains one of the government’s clear advantages over the Taliban.

Air Force's "Soft Power": Still Fiction
Robert Farley explains that the U.S. Air Force is still unsuited to achieving soft power ends.

American Airpower = Soft Power?
Robert Farley argues “there is simply no way for the Air Force to develop an independent service ‘soft power’ concept.”

Russia, China, and America's Hypersonic Missile Race
Cruise missiles that can be maneuvered at speeds beyond Mach 5 are being tested.
America's Space Weakness
The alleged rescue of a U.S. military communications satellite underscores some U.S. weaknesses in space.
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