So, slowly aerial engagement and airforce are not as important because both side does not has the ability to carry out mission across the border, what a load of bs, what a way of admitting failure and find a new toy to boast, lol, it just too obvious from these people.
There’s a reason why countries are pouring billions into 5th-gen stealth aircraft. I never said that **air dominance no matters.** And No one’s can denying that.
But here’s what most people missed in what I said:
Modern air power isn’t about rushing into enemy territory for deep strikes like in the old days. That era is over or doing dogfights
Today, no air force can dominate the skies unless the enemy’s air defenses are first neutralized.
You don’t just fly in—you prepare, you suppress, and then you engage.
That’s the shift I was talking about. It’s not about less importance of airpower—it’s about how its role has evolved.
It now works in sync with standoff weapons, UAVs, EW systems, and missile defense networks. So yes, air dominance is still critical—but it’s no longer step one.
Air dominance today is the outcome of a layered strategy—not just about sending in fighter jets first.
Now, the first moves are made by standoff weapons, suicide drones, and precision strikes aimed at neutralizing enemy air defenses, air bases, and key military infrastructure.
Only after those threats are suppressed can the air force truly dominate the skies.
In the past, fighter jets were often the first strike option. But modern warfare has changed. Now, air power waits for the window— it's no longer the opener, it's the finisher.
That’s the shift I was pointing out and that's the reason - a country must have better defence systems with offesencive capabilities if you want to have upper hands and just airforce, can't win war for you... Now it has changed a lot