air supremacy
Controlling the skies
Air supremacy is total dominance of the airspace over a combat zone, where one side has eliminated or neutralized enemy air power so completely that opposing aircraft pose no meaningful threat.
It goes beyond air superiority, which merely indicates advantage.
With air supremacy, ground and naval forces operate without fear of attack from above: Coalition forces achieved air supremacy within days.
Close combat between aircraft
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- jetForced fluid stream
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- sortieArmed raid outward
bomber · interceptor · ace · wingman · strafe · engagement · air-to-air · kill ratio
Radio-wave object detection
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- trackingMonitoring location over time
identification · stealth · electronic warfare · jamming · countermeasures · signals intelligence · over-the-horizon · target acquisition
Ground-to-sky weaponry
- flakIntense hostile reaction
- missile defenseSystem intercepting hostile projectiles
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
- Iron DomeAerial interception network
barrage · air raid · defensive perimeter · dispersal · redundancy
Facing no opposition
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- commandingExerting strong authority
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
uncontested · strategic advantage · deterrence · overmatch · initiative
Central operations facility
- no-fly zoneBanned flight region
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- ground controlEarth-based flight management
- scrambleMix into disorder
AWACS · situational awareness · vectoring · air corridor · deconfliction
dogfight
Close combat between aircraft
sortie · bomber · interceptor · ace · wingman · strafe · engagement · air-to-air · kill ratio · escort mission
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- early warningAlert before event occurs
tracking · identification · stealth · electronic warfare · jamming · countermeasures · signals intelligence · over-the-horizon · target acquisition · infrared
antiaircraft
Ground-to-sky weaponry
- flakIntense hostile reaction
- missile defenseSystem intercepting hostile projectiles
- interceptorAircraft that intercepts threats
Iron Dome · barrage · air raid · defensive perimeter · dispersal · redundancy
unchallenged
Facing no opposition
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- commandingExerting strong authority
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
preeminence · uncontested · strategic advantage · deterrence · overmatch · initiative
command center
Central operations facility
- no-fly zoneBanned flight region
- air traffic controlManaging aircraft separation and movement
- ground controlEarth-based flight management
scramble · AWACS · situational awareness · vectoring · air corridor · deconfliction
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
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