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The 18 pages that link to Suppression of enemy air defenses, each with the reason it gives.

• Air superiorityRelated: Attacking radar, command systems, and missile sites can open routes for friendly aircraft.

• Close air supportCompared with: It enables air operations by attacking defenses rather than directly supporting troops in contact.

• Electronic warfareRelated: Electronic attack can suppress air-defense sensors as part of this mission.

• Military aviationRelated: Attacking or disrupting surface-based defenses can open routes for other aircraft.

• Air interdictionRelated: Suppressing defenses can open routes for interdiction aircraft.

• Air powerRelated: Reducing air defenses can open routes for other air missions.

• Naval gunfire supportRelated: Ships may use gunfire against coastal air-defense positions threatening nearby forces.

• Counter-battery fireRelated: It can include attacks on air-defense weapons that fire from identifiable positions.

• Precision bombingRelated: Precision strikes can target radar and missile sites to open routes for further air operations.

• NATO bombing of YugoslaviaRelated: NATO attacked Yugoslav air defenses to reduce risks to aircraft operating over the country.

• Air supremacyRelated: Suppressing surface defenses helps friendly aircraft operate without effective interference.

• Anti-aircraft warfareCompared with: It describes the offensive effort to overcome the defenses this practice establishes.

• Multirole combat aircraftRelated: Special weapons and sensors allow some multirole aircraft to attack air defenses.

• Attack aircraftRelated: Surviving surface-to-air threats can determine whether an attack aircraft reaches its target.

• Aerial warfareRelated: It creates safer routes for aircraft attacking defended territory.

• Fighter-bomberRelated: Fighter-bombers can attack radar and missile sites, reducing threats to later strike aircraft.

• Electronic warfare aircraftRelated: Electronic warfare aircraft can support these operations by disrupting radar and communications.

• Strike fighterRelated: Strike fighters may suppress defenses to reach targets or protect other aircraft during an attack.