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"textContent": "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.\n\nThe post Airpower, Attrition, and Air Superiority: Putting the Iran War in Context appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.",
"title": "Airpower, Attrition, and Air Superiority: Putting the Iran War in Context"
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