Synonyms for air defense
air de·fense

Princeton's WordNet

1. air defensenoun

   defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness

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1. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   First of all, we appeal to you so that the Congress supports Ukraine in the matter of supplying modern air defense systems, we must ensure such a level of sky security that our people are not afraid to live in Ukraine.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   So the bottom line is, while a NATO no-fly zone seems to be a bridge too far for me and the administration, there is bipartisan support for sending a package that includes fighter jets and air defense systems to the Ukraine immediately, so that we can have a Ukrainian no-fly zone manned by Ukrainian pilots and manned by missile systems in the hands of the Ukrainian military.

3. Ellen Pawlikowski:

   Air defense technology has matured and is now able to counter some of the aspects of stealth. This is part of what has to happen as we continue to evolve stealth technology. Stealth is not an on and off thing. The stealth aircraft that we have in development today are very different than the original stealth that we talked about.

4. Peter Layton:

   It could be an early training deployment as part of getting the J-10 squadron operationally ready for an ADIZ( air defense identification zone) declaration, this activity may be the new normal.

5. Justin Bronk:

   Most Western air-to-ground munitions for close air support are optimized for being delivered from medium altitude, with a targeting pod, and that’s not really viable near the frontlines because of the Russian ground-based air-defense threat.