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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This devastating combination of stealth, precision, and persistent surveillance allowed Israel to quickly gain and maintain air superiority.
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David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Russia’s inability to establish air superiority against Ukraine in the early days of its invasion effort—and Ukraine’s inability to do likewise, due to its lack of weapons and restrictions to use those western weapons to greatest effect—demonstrate what happens without air and space superiority.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
So far, the IAF has achieved complete air superiority, allowing its jets to carry out deep strikes without meaningful resistance.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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David A. Deptula, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Russia’s inability to establish air superiority against Ukraine in the early days of its invasion effort—and Ukraine’s inability to do likewise, due to its lack of weapons and restrictions to use those western weapons to greatest effect—demonstrate what happens without air and space superiority.
—David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
The Israeli Air Force handled Iran's air defense system with ease, so much so that Israeli pilots established air superiority over the country and greased the skids for U.S. B-2 bombers to drop their 30,000-pound payloads on two of Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz and Fordow.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
So far, the IAF has achieved complete air superiority, allowing its jets to carry out deep strikes without meaningful resistance.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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“Air superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20superiority. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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