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I think the accepted term is "air supremacy" which is a completely different set of words (and meaning) from "complete dominance"
by marcus_holmes 6mo ago
I think the accepted term is "air supremacy" which is a completely different set of words (and meaning) from "complete dominance"
- tennysont 6mo ago"Air supremacy" would be dominance of the air such that enemy cannot effectively interfere. "Air superiority" is the lesser level (enemy interference is not prohibitive). At least in NATO lingo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy I can't tell if this comment chain is a factual disagreement (ability to interference) or a linguistic one (supremacy vs superiority).
- marcus_holmes 6mo agoKinda both, really. Air supremacy (using your useful NATO definition) is not stopping Iran from flying drones and missiles. I don't know if that therefore contradicts the US/Israeli forces having Air Supremacy, or if Air Supremacy itself is an outdated term because it doesn't allow for the kind of drone bombardment we see now. Either way, it's not "complete dominance" which is where we started from ;)