That's a whole different ball game and is phd level warfare to be honest. would a modern air force help? it certainly would. unfortunately that also takes time, not just to train pilots -- that's been the issue. it only takes a couple months to train a pilot. yeah, but it takes longer to get interaction between the ground, the air, the support and the ability to hit targets either in the air or on the ground through things like joint tactical air controllers. russia does not have air superiority right now. they are not going forward on the russian frontline because they're afraid of ukrainian ...