The Royal Air Force 鈥� a centennial appraisal (Defence Lecture)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns, former Chief of the Air Staff
顿补迟别/罢颈尘别:听 Tuesday 6 November 2018
To mark its centenary, this lecture evaluated the contribution of the RAF to wars both hot and cold, and increasing operational commitments notwithstanding a decline in its combat power. Since the events of 9/11 the RAF has been asked consistently to punch above its weight when in reality it has had to punch above its budgets in a strategic environment clouded by uncertainty.