Airpower, Attrition, and Air Superiority: Putting the Iran War in Context

High-end combat against a capable, integrated air defense system has always entailed risk, and historically, that risk has translated into significant aircraft losses. What is remarkable in the current Iran war is not that a U.S. F-35 was hit—but that combat losses to date have been all but nil, and with no friendly manned aircraft losses at all to enemy action.  The post Airpower, Attrition, and Air Superiority: Putting the Iran War in Context appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.