air cover

noun

: protection by armed military airplanes
They had to land in enemy territory without any air cover.

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In just a few days last week, the loose coalition of resistance fighters ended a cruel tyrannical dynastic rein in Syria as Russia and Iran were too distracted to bring air cover to their ally, the despotic President al-Assad. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 Russia provided Assad's government with vital air cover. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024 Europe can and should provide the bulk of such a force, but the United States would have to also be involved providing necessary enabling capacities, including intelligence, air cover, air defense and long-range strike. Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 And 12,000 aircraft were ready to pound the Nazi defenses and provide air cover for the landings. Danica Kirka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024 The F-16s can provide air cover for troops, attack ground targets, take on enemy planes and intercept missiles. Radina Gigova, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024 Trump will have air cover as the campaign season kicks into high gear. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 July 2024 Meanwhile, coalition air and missile defense forces would prevent China from providing the air cover needed to support the PLA’s assault, and electronic warfare and cyber-forces would frustrate the PLA’s efforts to control communications in and around the battlefield. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 But a lack of appropriate air cover has been the biggest stumbling block, Menon added, with Ukraine’s air force vastly outnumbered and overpowered by Russia’s. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023

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“Air cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20cover. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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