Rising Significance of the Air Force in Current Unpredictable Security Environment

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of the ongoing research of authors whose, within the framework of interdisciplinary scientific research, deal with various aspects of ensuring the security and defence of the Slovak Republic and states that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Union. In their research, the authors point out a deterioration of the global and regional security environment, the growth of symmetrical and asymmetric security threats, the continued deterioration of the security situation in some regions, and negative consequences for the level of security and defence of states and their citizens. In order to contribute to the development of security and military science, the issue of the Air Forces and their extraordinary importance in guaranteeing comprehensive security and defence of the state and simultaneously ensuring collective defence in cooperation with the allies from NATO and EU is addressed and widely elaborated.

Keywords

• air defence
• security
• defence
• science
• states
• threats
• environment
• situation