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Air superiority fighter
Fighter aircraft classification tasked with combating other aircraft to gain control of the air / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An air superiority fighter (also styled air-superiority fighter)[1] is a fighter aircraft designed to seize control of enemy airspace by establishing tactical dominance (air superiority) over the opposing air force. Air-superiority fighters are primarily tasked to perform aerial combat against agile, lightly armed aircraft (most often enemy fighters) and eliminate any challenge over control of the airspace, although some (e.g. strike fighters) may have a secondary role for air-to-surface attacks.
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