The justification of military reserve airfields in modern warfare, aspects, and characteristics of their design

Szabó, László István (2022) The justification of military reserve airfields in modern warfare, aspects, and characteristics of their design. KATONAI LOGISZTIKA, 30 (3-4). pp. 197-217. ISSN 1588-4228

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Abstract

With the end of the Cold War, the methods of warfare and the military's strategic policy objectives have changed in the European Union and thus in our country. Since the 1990s, thanks to the process of force reduction and the peace settlement model of the European countries, the number of airports, barracks, armies, and the amount of equipment in the armies has also been reduced. Air Force plays a crucial role in the defence of a country. As their maintenance is extremely costly, the protection of airfields and maintenance of aircraft and technical equipment combat-ready preserving is a priority task. During the Cold War, all countries built and maintained reserve or emergency airfields, so that they could deploy their flying forces at short notice in the event of an expected or unexpected attack. Nowadays, most of these airports have been closed or are in civil use. In this article, the author seeks to answer the question of whether reserve airfields have a place and role in today's modern warfare in Hungary and examines aspects and characteristics of their design from the point of view of the aircraft in use today.

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