Air supremacy is a position in
warwhere a side holds complete control of
air warfare and
air power over opposing forces. It is defined by
NATO and the
United States Department of Defense as the "degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.
There are three levels of control of the air:
- Air supremacy is the highest level, where a side holds complete control of the skies.
- Air superiority is the second level, where a side is in a more favorable position than the opponent. It is defined in the NATO glossary as the "degree ofdominance in [an] air battle ... that permits the conduct of operations by [one side] and its related land, sea and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by opposing air forces."[2]
- Air parity is the lowest level of control, where a side only holds control of skies above friendly troop positions.
The degree of a force's air control is a
zero-sum game with its opponent's; increasing control by one corresponds to decreasing control by the other. Air forces unable to contest for air superiority or air parity can strive for
air denial, where they maintain an operations level conceding air superiority to the other side, but preventing it from achieving air supremacy.
Friendly Forces Opposing Forces
Air supremacy Air incapability
Air superiority Air denial
Air parity Air parity
Air denial Air superiority
Air incapability Air supremacy
Air power has increasingly become a powerful element of
military campaigns;
military planners view having an environment of at least air superiority as a necessity. Air supremacy allows increased
bombing efforts, tactical air support for ground forces,
paratroopassaults,
airdrops and simple
cargo plane transfers, which can move
ground forces and supplies.
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