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Air Campaigns in Iran and Ukraine Show Limits of Airpower
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin face challenges using airpower to achieve strategic goals. Thousands of airstrikes against Iran since late February have not removed the government in Tehran or ended its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Ukraine shows that strong air defenses can provide an advantage in a conflict with static front lines.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are encountering limits of airpower in achieving strategic objectives. Trump has threatened to increase airstrikes against Iran. Thousands of previous attacks since late February have not removed the government in Tehran, eliminated its missile threat, or ended its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukraine Conflict Ukraine presents a related case.
Front lines remain largely static. Both sides have conducted large-scale long-range strikes using drones and missiles. The side with stronger air defenses may hold a decisive advantage in this setting. Rescuers and police officers responded at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
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