air superiority
noun
: a larger/better air force than one's enemies
To win this war, we must achieve air superiority.
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Additionally, the [Israel Defense Forces] achieved full air superiority over Tehran's skies, struck a heavy blow to the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central government targets in Iran.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
With air superiority established over Iran, Israel has already secured the means to exercise this strategy option over and over again.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Israel’s initial waves of attacks and its establishment of air superiority over Iran began a clear string of military successes, which the Trump administration ultimately joined.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Just as air superiority was essential to American dominance in the 20th century, space superiority, assured by occupying orbits and enabled by AI agents, will be essential for America in this century.
—Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
With air superiority established over Iran, Israel has already secured the means to exercise this strategy option over and over again.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Israel’s initial waves of attacks and its establishment of air superiority over Iran began a clear string of military successes, which the Trump administration ultimately joined.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Just as air superiority was essential to American dominance in the 20th century, space superiority, assured by occupying orbits and enabled by AI agents, will be essential for America in this century.
—Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Air superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20superiority. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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