Why are airplanes so important in modern warfare? After all, they do not carry a lot of weapons with them and can be an easy target for missiles
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It is about range. Aircraft can travel thousands of miles and bomb all sorts of things – either of tactical, operational or strategic importance.
tactical importance – bomb those guys on that hill.
operational importance – bomb that bridge so the enemy can‘t move troops.
strategic importance – bomb that factory which produces war material.
and your concern about AA weapons is well founded and that is why modern fighters are built “stealth first” and previous generation fighters have gotten stealth treatments to reduce their radar cross section. The f16 stealth refit programs (Have Glass I-V) have reduced the radar cross section of the fighter to roughly 20% of what it had when the fighter was first introduced. And that extends where the fighter can go unmolested.
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