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ericmayyesterday at 7:34 PM2 repliesview on HN

Could be. I guess my definition is “US can do whatever it wants without contest” and that seems to be the case here. What fighter jets does Iran have that are not destroyed? Do they have significant anti air defenses that we can’t attack and that limit our operations? Not to my knowledge but maybe there are parts of the country where that’s true, for now.

Of course in any war someone can fire back at and sometimes hit your aircraft even if you have complete airspace control.


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pavel_lishinyesterday at 9:06 PM

> I guess my definition is “US can do whatever it wants without contest” and that seems to be the case here.

Whatever it wants, as long as that doesn't include flying aircraft or going through the strait.

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cjbgkaghyesterday at 7:48 PM

I would term it; the US has air dominance but the airspace is still contested as evident by the recent losses.

Also, I think the US is still predominantly using standoff munitions instead of switching to dumb munitions because the airspace is still contested.

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