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Originally Posted by Mobhack
UK has always been rather weak on battlefield air defence - NATO's air umbrella is supposed to do the job (yeah, right!).
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I feel the pain.
US battlefield air defense has been in a steady decline since the end of WW II, and the founding of the US Air Force as an independent service branch. The assumption perpetual of air superiority is wishful thinking, if for no other reason then attack helicopters.