Air defense and air superiority.(Brief Article)

From: Military Thought | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Shlykov, A.V. | Copyright information

It is a top priority for a possible adversary at outbreak of an armed conflict to achieve air superiority, which is a prerequisite to effective engagement of opposing forces.

The majority of local wars in recent decades were started by an aggressor featuring a distinctly superior air force. Importantly, for a long time after the end of World War II, aviation's ability to effectively engage ground targets was considerably higher than the ability of air-defense forces to f...

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