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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Uncontested air superiority was critical to fights against terrorists and insurgents: drones and crewed aircraft patrolled the skies searching for enemies on the ground and then dropped small, accurate weapons against them from close range.
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Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
The third and most likely situation is that one side will gain drone air superiority over the other.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Russia used its advantage in artillery shells, which at times saw Moscow firing 20 artillery shells to every Ukrainian artillery shell fired, and air superiority to make advances north and west of the strategic city of Avdiivka.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
During World War II, Allied armies with air superiority and crushing numerical advantages still failed against such defenses in Operations Epsom, Goodwood, and Market Garden and in the battles of Monte Cassino, the Siegfried Line, and Villers-Bocage in 1944–45.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025
The third and most likely situation is that one side will gain drone air superiority over the other.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Russia used its advantage in artillery shells, which at times saw Moscow firing 20 artillery shells to every Ukrainian artillery shell fired, and air superiority to make advances north and west of the strategic city of Avdiivka.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
During World War II, Allied armies with air superiority and crushing numerical advantages still failed against such defenses in Operations Epsom, Goodwood, and Market Garden and in the battles of Monte Cassino, the Siegfried Line, and Villers-Bocage in 1944–45.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Air superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20superiority. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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