{"id":64944,"date":"2026-05-11T22:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=64944"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:49:35","slug":"the-aircraft-that-nato-relies-on-to-achieve-air-superiority-in-the-event-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/05\/11\/the-aircraft-that-nato-relies-on-to-achieve-air-superiority-in-the-event-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The aircraft that NATO relies on to achieve air superiority in the event of war"},"content":{"rendered":"

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a defensive alliance created in 1949 and currently made up of 32 countries.<\/p>\n

An airman shows the interior of the E-3 Sentry, the sophisticated radar aircraft operated by NATO<\/a><\/rel>
\nNATO shows how an interception is carried out and real examples of intercepted aircraft<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

One of the missions of this alliance is to guarantee the integrity of its member countries' airspace against any kind of threat<\/strong>. To this end, NATO has structures that serve to coordinate the military air control systems of its member countries (its radar network), and it also has the means to coordinate the allied aircraft necessary to intercept potential hostile aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Three Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets escorting a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber (Photo: U.S. Air Force).<\/div>\n

Today, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of a new large-scale war in Europe no longer seems so remote<\/strong>. That is why allied countries are increasing their defense spending in order to improve their military capabilities in the face of a possible Russian aggression against one or more NATO countries<\/strong>. Aviation would play a very important role in such a scenario, as allied air forces would face the challenge of achieving air superiority in the event of war<\/strong>, a task that is anything but easy.<\/p>\n

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A Eurofighter Typhoon of the 14th Wing of the Spanish Air Force (Photo: NATO).<\/div>\n

In military circles, air superiority refers to the control of airspace<\/strong>, enabling friendly forces to operate by land, sea, and air without being threatened by enemy aircraft. A few days ago, NATO released a video explaining the types of aircraft it uses to achieve this air superiority<\/strong>:<\/p>\n