Cooper, Tom Hot Skies over Yemen. Volume 2: Aerial Warfare Over Southern Arabian Peninsula, 1994-2017

Following the Civil War of 1994, Yemen experienced few years of relative peace. This was rudely interrupted in 2004, when the government opened the first of six campaigns against the movement colloquially known as "Houthis". The Yemeni Air Force - partially re-equipped over the previous years - saw intensive involvement in this conflict, but proved insufficient. In late 2009 and through 2010, the war spread into Saudi Arabia, which reacted with its first military intervention in the country. A host of long-simmering internal conflicts culminated in the second Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, launched in March 2015. Although run along widely accepted Western doctrine of aerial warfare, and highly effective, the campaign in question experienced a number of massive problems - primarily related to unexpected developments and extremely complex relations between multiple parties in Yemen. That the air forces of the Saudi-led alliance involved in the ongoing campaign in Yemen are operating some of most modern combat aircraft and weaponry manufactured in the West is no secret. But, exactly how, why, when, and where are they deploying weapons systems in question and for what purpose remains entirely unknown in the public. Thanks to approach to first-hand sources, this volume is providing answers to precisely these questions and thus providing an exclusive insight into the conduct of operations by such modern aircraft types like F-15S, F-16E and F, Eurofighter 2000 "Typhoon", and Mirage 2000. Containing over 140 photographs, colour profiles, maps and extensive tables, "Hot Skies over Yemen" is a richly illustrated and unique point of reference about one segment of modern aerial warfare that remains entirely unknown until today.

Although the Western doctrine of air warfare was widespread and highly effective, the campaign in question had a number of massive problems - essentially involving unexpected developments and extremely complex relationships between several of the parties involved in the conflict in Yemen. It is no secret that the air forces of the Saudi Arabia-led alliance involved in the ongoing campaign in Yemen are using some of the West's most advanced warplanes and weapons. But exactly how, why, when and where they are using these weapons systems and for what purpose is completely unknown to the public. Thanks to its first-hand approach to the sources, this volume provides answers to precisely these questions, offering an exclusive insight into the operations of modern aircraft types such as the F-15S, F-16E and F, Eurofighter 2000 "Typhoon" and Mirage 2000. With over 140 photographs, colour profiles, extensive tables and maps, "Hot Skies over Yemen" is a richly illustrated and unique account of a part of modern air warfare that is still almost completely unknown today.