Explanation of the Effective Factors in Measuring the Air Power of States

And variable elements located in the territory of a geographical-political unit called a state. It is one of the most effective elements in the national power of states, their air power, and in counting the factors that influence this power. Although this issue has always been one of the concerns of experts and geopoliticians, no effective action has been taken so far. Expressing the air power quantitatively and ranking the states from this point of view is of great importance in the international system because the states can adopt appropriate strategies to pursue national goals at the global level when they are aware of their air power and that of other states.This article tries to address the influential factors in measuring the air power of states in two "structural" and "functional" dimensions, using the descriptive-analytical method. For this purpose, a questionnaire was distributed at the internal and external levels (a statistical population of ۱۱۶ experts and specialists in military and civil aviation) to make it clear that the most important factors affecting the air power of the states are fighter aircraft, intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, communication and information systems, bombers, active airports, interceptor aircraft, transport aircraft, navigation systems, helicopters, purpose-built tanker aircraft, fuel production, capacity and quality of runways, training, detection and early warning radars, range of equipment, and multiplicity of products in the aviation industry, respectively.