Smaller but more deadly?

摘要

Facing static or declining defence budgets European Air Forces are reorientating their forces to be smaller, lighter and more powerful as fourth generation fighters, UAVs and early network centric capabilities start to become operational. Meanwhile the former Warsaw Pact air forces, now NATO members, continue to re-equip with Western equipment TIM ROBINSON takes in a brief overview of some procurement European military trends and requirements over the past year.