In times of ever-shrinking defense budgets and ever-increasing security commitments, the U.S. defense community must learn to "do more with less." In this intriguing report, author Christopher Bowie argues that stealth, (the employment of low observable and other technologies to render an aircraft less visible to enemy radar), is the key to accomplishing this.

High loss of aircrew and aircraft in past wars led to an increasing amount of force protection support to attacking air formations. This support in turn dilutes the effectiveness of airpower. Stealth offers the opportunity to reduce or eliminate the need for these support forces. In so doing, it changes the rules of the game and offers truly revolutionary increases in both operational and cost effectiveness.

This 18-page booklet uses case studies from World War II to the 1995 Bosnian air campaign, along with numerous charts and graphs, to promote the use of stealth technology.