air superiority

基本解释

Air superiority - is a supporting element, but a critical one.
空中优势——这个因素处于从属地位，但也是至关重要的。
The J-10 programme began in the mid-1980s as an air-superiority fighter to rival the then emerging Western and Soviet third-generation fighters such as the F-16 and MiG-29.
开始于1980年代中期的J-10项目被视为一种空优型战斗机，以此对抗逐渐浮现的西方和苏联第三代战斗机如F-16和米格-29的威胁。
The F-22 program is developing the next-generation air superiority fighter for the Air Force to counter emerging worldwide threats.
歼22计画正在研制新一代空中优势战斗机的空军对付新兴的世界性威胁。

The F-22 is what experts call an "air superiority" fighter, designed to defeat enemy jets in mid-air battles.

In 2003, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, five Navy carriers again provided essential air-superiority and ground support.
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There was only one problem: President Obama had made the cancellation of production of this state-of-the-art air superiority fighter one of his signature "defense" initiatives.
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These "Raptors" would permit the replacement of thirty-year-old F-15s with stealthy planes capable of providing assured air superiority and support for ground forces, even against enemies with advanced anti-aircraft defenses.
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