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• Air superiority fighter — An air superiority fighter is a type of fighter aircraft intended to enter and seize control of enemy airspace. Air superiority fighters are usually expensive aircraft, and procured in lesser numbers compared to smaller and generally more limited …   Wikipedia

• Air superiority — is the dominance in the air power of one side s air forces over the other side s during a military campaign. It is defined in the NATO Glossary as That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of… …   Wikipedia

• air-superiority — /air seuh pear ee awr i tee, or , soo /, adj. designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air to air combat as its principal mission. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

• air-superiority — /air seuh pear ee awr i tee, or , soo /, adj. designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air to air combat as its principal mission. [1930 35] …   Useful english dictionary

• fighter-bomber — Fighter aircraft capable of carrying and delivering air to surface weapons. The aircraft is capable of defending itself though its maneuverability may be somewhat less than an air superiority fighter. See also fighter …   Aviation dictionary

• fighter aircraft — Aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in combat. Designed for high speed and maneuverability, they are armed with weapons capable of striking other aircraft in flight. Developed early in… …   Universalium

• Air Power Australia — is a private non profit Australian think tank. It was formed by Dr Carlo Kopp and Peter Goon in October, 2004. The stated primary aim of the organization is air power research and analysis, especially in the context of a modern integrated joint… …   Wikipedia

• Air wargaming — Air wargaming, like naval wargaming, is a niche specialism within the wider miniatures wargaming hobby. Due to the relatively short time over which aerial combat has developed air wargaming periods tend to break down into three broad periods:*… …   Wikipedia

• Fighter aircraft — A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air to air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and… …   Wikipedia

• air warfare — Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). The British, French, German, Russian, and… …   Universalium

• Fighter mafia — The Fighter Mafia was a group of U.S. Air Force officers and civilian defense analysts who, in the 1970s, advocated the use of John Boyd s Energy Maneuverability (E M) theory to develop fighter aircraft. The theory enabled quantitative one to one …   Wikipedia