Download or read book Taking the High Ground written by Peter Wijninga and published by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Netherlands Air Force should invest in a mix of weapons systems to facilitate joint operations. Observation and prolonged surveillance is becoming an important task. Strategic cooperation with R&D institutes and the aerospace industry is crucial. The importance of air power lies in creating conditions for successful performance of sea, land, and air forces. Observation and prolonged surveillance will become a main task of the Air Force. Rapid technological developments in the use of unmanned systems and space resources are making this increasingly feasible and affordable.