Confidence that advanced fighters can defeat a weaker opponent does not remove the value of airborne early warning. Planning on consistently facing inferior forces leaves a navy unprepared when it encounters a peer. A force prepared for that harder contest can still operate against a less capable enemy.
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Why air-defence planning must allow for a capable opponent
Confidence in fighter superiority still needs to account for the surveillance and force requirements of fighting a peer.