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SPECIAL REPORT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE WAR IN IRAQ

U.S. President George Bush on May 1 said the major military phase of the war, which began on March 19, is over and Iraq's construction phase is under way. Pentagon officials say that while the major fighting was over in less than a month, there are important lessons to be drawn from the conflict. Meanwhile, the war has had a negative effect on airline traffic and the aviation industry. Financial analysts say the U.S. aviation industry lost $3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2003. One year ago, U.S. airlines lost $2 billion in the first quarter. Over the next few weeks, the editors of AviationNow.com and the Aviation Week Group will continue to present coverage and analysis of the lessons learned from the war in Iraq.

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Aerospace and Defense

  • Next-Gen GPS (posted May 22 --read more)
  • Army Chiefs Defend Apache Record, Laud C2 And Targeting Systems (posted May 16 --read more)
  • B-1B's War Achievements Spur New Upgrade Proposals (posted May 7 --read more)
  • Fissures Between U.S. And European Allies Threaten To Widen, To Industry's Unease (posted May 6 --read more)
  • U.S. Continues To Shift Many Forces Out Of Middle East (posted May 5 --read more)
  • The Pentagon's Force-Transformation Director Comments On What Worked And What Didn't In Iraq (posted May 2 --read more)
  • AH-64 Apache Team Defends Helicopter's Performance In Iraq (posted May 1 --read more)
  • F-16s Attacked From Jordon, Despite Denials (posted April 28 --read more)
  • Royal Air Force GR7 Operators Ask For Even More High-Tech Upgrades (posted April 24 --read more)
  • Details Of The Coalition's Use Of Airpower in Iraq Are Revealed (posted April 21 --read more)
  • Most Air Force Space Personnel Remain On Iraq Duty (posted April 16 --read more)
  • Apache Upgrades Rushed To Units In Kuwait, Iraq (posted April 11 --read more)
  • Kadish, Christie Pleased With Patriot's Performance (posted April 10 --read more)
  • Iraq War Shows 'Creative Ways' Of Achieving Objectives, Lord Says (posted April 9 --read more)
  • Pentagon Eyes Larger Role For Battle-Tested Sensor Fuzed Weapon (posted April 9 --read more)
  • Opening Night In Baghdad (posted April 7 --read more)
  • Downed Fighter Pilot Still Missing (posted April 3 --read more)
  • Coalition Aircrews Add Procedure To Reduce Friendly Fire Incidents (posted April 3 --read more)
  • Medics Pluck Newly Wounded By Air; Deliver Immediate Surgical Care (posted April 2 --read more)
  • Coalition Aircrews Add Procedure To Reduce Friendly Fire Incidents (posted April 2 --read more)
  • The Start Of The Battle Of Baghdad Has Been Delayed For At Least a Week, Officials Say (posted March 31 --read more)
  • Unexpected Twists In The Iraqi Army's Tactics Lead Marine Corps To Adapt (posted March 28 --read more)
  • U.S. Using More Than 10 Types Of UAVs In Iraq War, Official Says (posted March 27 --read more)
  • Dirt Fields Feed War (posted March 26 --read more)
  • Fiscal 2003 Supplemental Request Includes $3.7 Billion For Munitions (posted March 26 --read more)
  • In Iraq, GPS Is Surviving Jamming Threat, Pentagon Says (posted March 25 --read more)
  • Pentagon Announces $62.6B Supplemental Request For Iraq, War On Terrorism (posted March 25 --read more)
  • Apache Helicopter Confirmed Down; Number of Aim Points Declines Over Weekend (posted March 24 --read more)
  • Patriot Air Defense Batteries Score Their First Hits (posted March 24 --read more)
  • Offensive Gathers Speed (posted March 21 --read more)
  • Kuwait-Based PAC-3 Missiles Score First Operational Kills (posted March 21 --read more)
  • Waging War Precisely (posted March 16 --read more)
  • Heavy Lift As War Looms (posted March 9 --read more)
  • Milspace Will Be a Major Player in 'Gulf War 2' (posted Jan. 12 --read more)
  • U.S. Air Force Has Huge Stock Of Air-Deliverable Munitions (posted March 11 --read more)

    • Commercial Aviation

  • House, Senate Move On Airline Relief Bills (posted April 2 --read more)
  • U.S. Airlines Report Atlantic Bookings Down As Much As 100% (posted March 27 --read more)
  • Congress Considers Adding Aviation Help To President's Supplemental (posted March 26 --read more)
  • Airlines Start Cutting International Flights (posted March 19 --read more)
  • Airlines Feel Winds of War As Financial Storm Rages (posted Feb. 16 --read more)
  • Airlines Seek Tax Relief In Event of War (posted March 13 --read more)

    • Homeland Security

  • TSA Supports Congressional Restrictions On Computerized Airline Passenger Screening (posted April 2 --read more)
  • Bush Requests $4.25B Additional Funding For Homeland Security Programs In 2003 (posted March 26 --read more)
  • On Heightened Security, U.S. Government Checks Range Of Commercial Sectors For Possible Threats (posted March 19 --read more)
  • DHS, Security Specialists Advising Businesses How To Stay Safe Amid Alert (posted Feb. 12 --read more)
  • Federal Agency Outlines Anti-Terrorism Technologies It Seeks From Private Sector (posted March 12 --read more)

    • SPECIAL LINKS

  • Current members of the Coalition for the Immediate Disarmament of Iraq
  • Text of UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq: November 8, 2002
  • Council on Foreign Relations/Iraq Resource Center
  • Remarks by President Bush to the U.S. March 17, 2003/ President Says Saddam Hussein Must Leave Iraq Within 48 Hours
  • National Threat Level Raised/ Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
  • President Bush Addresses the U.S. on March 19
  • U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Addresses the U.N. Security Council

    • GULF WAR WEAPONS

    New Munitions

  • Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
  • Sensor Fuzed Weapon
  • PAC-3 Missile
  • Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
  • Tactical Tomahawk or Tomahawk II
  • AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
  • Air Force Tests Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB)

    • New or Modified Aircraft

  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
  • Dragon Eye Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • AH-64 Apache Longbow
  • C-130J Hercules
  • C-40 Clipper

    • New Command and Control Systems

  • Deployed Joint Command and Control Systems
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability

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