aerial warfare
Combat among clouds
Aerial warfare is military combat conducted by aircraft—fighters, bombers, drones, and helicopters engaging enemy forces from the sky.
It includes dogfights between aircraft, bombing campaigns against ground targets, reconnaissance missions, and air support for ground troops.
Since World War I, control of the airspace has been decisive in modern conflicts: The campaign began with three weeks of aerial warfare before ground forces moved in.
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
- dog fightClose aerial combat
- ace pilotSuperior combat aviator
- fighter jetArmed military aircraft
- air superiorityControl of the sky
reconnaissance plane · carpet bombing · bombing run · bomber · shock and awe · air strike · AWACS · radar systems · air defense · Operation Desert Storm · Battle of Britain · sortie · military aviation · close air support · ground attack · drone · airbases · Vietnam War
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- WWI Aviationair combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots, aces
- military doctrinecombined arms, deterrence, total war, blitzkrieg, defense in depth
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- RAFRAF, Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Battle of Britain
- RAF airmenfighter pilots, bomber pilots, wing commanders, air marshals, aircrew
aerial warfarenaval warfare
Military operations at sea
sea warfare · ground combat · infantry combat · submarine warfare · tunnel warfare