Air superiority is still the main deciding factor in modern warfare. What the US has done, however, is gotten high on their own supply of propaganda about how capable its aircraft are. The US has fallen into the trap of building weaponry based on what it wishes were true, vs. what material conditions actually exist.
American aircraft have been built and designed on the notion enemies aren’t capable of fighting back. Iran has proven not only is it capable of fighting back, it does so at a fraction of the cost. The Iranians are the opposite in that they designed weaponry based on what war with the US would look like. They aren’t relying on wunderwaffe, but practical, cost-effective ways of dealing with aircraft carriers and modern planes/drones.
Air superiority is still the main deciding factor in modern warfare. What the US has done, however, is gotten high on their own supply of propaganda about how capable its aircraft are. The US has fallen into the trap of building weaponry based on what it wishes were true, vs. what material conditions actually exist.
American aircraft have been built and designed on the notion enemies aren’t capable of fighting back. Iran has proven not only is it capable of fighting back, it does so at a fraction of the cost. The Iranians are the opposite in that they designed weaponry based on what war with the US would look like. They aren’t relying on wunderwaffe, but practical, cost-effective ways of dealing with aircraft carriers and modern planes/drones.
Depends on your goals. If air superiority could fulfil any goal, “Israel” would’ve conquered the region long ago.