Twenty-five years ago, NATO unleashed is largest ever air offensive in a bid to secure a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo. After nearly three decades of almost non-stop western air operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere as part of the so-called ‘forever wars’, the Kosovo air campaign is often relegated to a footnote in history. Operation Allied Force, however, was a catalyst for much of the rapid development in air warfare tech that is now considered essential – drones, precision guided munitions and real-time surveillance. Air combat tactics were never the same after Kosovo and its impact is still being felt today.
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