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air supremacy

That degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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We will have air dominance or maybe air supremacy in this side of the world," he told ANI here.
Referred to as the Next Generation Air Dominance Program, the F/A-XX program is about developing the sixth-generation air-superiority fighter for the US armed forces.
"It truly is a different mission what we're looking for in our next-generation air dominance versus what the Air Force is really looking for," she says.
It is essential that we continue to increase production of our nation's only fifth-generation stealth aircraft in order to ensure the United States maintains air dominance and to further reduce overall program costs."
As for the Navy's ultimate replacement for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the service just finished its analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Air Dominance program, with results expected back later this year, Knappenberger said.
The IAF possess thirty-three squadrons whereas for air dominance in south Asia it must have 42 operational squadrons.
& Coalition partner interests to achieve global air dominance.
Israel, in response, targeted missile defense systems, radars, and "all Iranian infrastructure." To target these anti-air defense systems indicates that Israel is seeking air dominance over Syria; that it wants to be able to have maximum maneuverability over Syrian skies without running the risk of being targeted.
But air dominance has its limitations in terms of shaping political realities on the ground.