Explaining the ratio of air power to the geopolitical weight of countries

ne of the influential elements in the national power of countries, air power and the ranking of countries from this point of view in the international system is of particular importance because the awareness of countries about the amount of air power of their own and other countries helps them to adopt appropriate strategies to pursue national goals at the global level. It will help a lot and this directly affects the geopolitical weight of the countries. In this article, an attempt was made to calculate the factors of air power affecting the geopolitical weight of countries in two dimensions, "structural" and "functional", with a descriptive-analytical method (in a statistical population of 116 experts and specialists in the field of military and civil aviation). In conclusion, it was found that while there is a significant relationship between air power and the geopolitical weight of countries, the most important factors of air power affecting the geopolitical weight of countries are: "artificial intelligence, offensive and defensive capabilities, aerospace industries, training and support capabilities and "service".