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Re:US military grounds entire fleet of F-35 jets by pohl on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:43PM (#18195506)
Air superiority is the role played by the F-15 Eagle and the F-22 Raptor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_superiority_fighter

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Re:US military grounds entire fleet of F-35 jets by mulmen on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:57PM (#18195650)
The Wikipedia definition of air supremacy [1] does not restrict the role to air-to-air fighter aircraft. Also, air supremacy is a stated mission of the F-35 [2].

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy

[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightni...

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