That is a big if, and yes our tactics depend on air superiority and I think as the war has progressed I don’t see that as a problem
Ukraine has caused the Russian Air Force to fight way behind their lines, the Ukrainian attacks on strategic, operational and tactical targets have been effective but not overwhelming, that will not be the case with NATO forces.
Ukranians don’t have B-1s, B-2s, and B-52s that can not only launch devastating long range attacks, but the ability to penetrate and hit targets.
Ukraine does not have F-22s and 35s and their capabilities.
All of these plus other NATO Air Force assets would eliminate Russian air defenses and Air Force capabilities pretty quickly. I am sure there would be loses, remember from gulf 1 that we were told to expect 50% loses of tankers. That never happened because we removed the threat quickly
The elephant in the room is nuclear, then everything goes out the window.
If putin goes nuclear then his dreams of an empire will disappear as well, ain’t people grand
“Ukranians don’t have B-1s, B-2s, and B-52s that can not only launch devastating long range attacks, but the ability to penetrate and hit targets.
Ukraine does not have F-22s and 35s and their capabilities.
All of these plus other NATO Air Force assets would eliminate Russian air defenses and Air Force capabilities pretty quickly. “
This is the BoomerCon Bravado. The world has changed but they are stuck in the myth of US dominance from the early 1990’s.
The US military can’t deal with the Houthis and stop them sending drones but the Russians have no hope.
The Red Sea operations shows the true state of the US military.
Shortages of missiles.
Insufficient production capacity of munitions.
Inability ro re-arm at sea.
Unsustainable economic exchange where multi-million dollar missiles shoot down multi thousand dollar drones.
Exactly the same patterns are going to prevail in an all out war with Russia.