Air supremacy is the degree to which a side in a conflict holds control of air power over opposing forces. There are levels of control of the air in aerial warfare. Control of the air is the aerial eq
Box formation of B-17 bombers from 384th Bomb Group, 1 September 1944
A 2,000 lb (900 kg) bomb "near-miss" severely damages Ostfriesland at the stern hull plates in the Project B demonstration of naval air power.
Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfires before the Battle of Britain
361st Fighter Group P-51D Mustangs of the Eighth Air Force heading out on an air supremacy mission over Nazi Germany
An air superiority fighter is a fighter aircraft designed to seize control of enemy airspace by establishing tactical dominance over the opposing air force. Air-superiority fighters are primarily task
Air supremacy
…increase in the Navy's Phantom capability. In the 1960s, the limited agility of American fighters in dogfights over Vietnam led to a revival of dedicated air superiority fighters, which led the development of the "Teen Series" F-14, F-15, F-16 and F/A-18. All of them made close-combat manoeuvrability a top priority, and were…
The F-15C and F-22 are mainline heavy air superiority fighters of the United States Air Force.
An F-15C armed with multiple air-to-air missiles
An armed Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 encounters a Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon.
A Sukhoi Su-35s is being displayed with various standoff ammunition alongside standard air-to-air missiles