Now as to aircraft.
Well, they outrange what the bugs have.
An A-10 for example has a combat range of over 460 km.
F-16 - 540+
F-15 - 1200+
F-18 - over 2k and that is without in air refueling.
F-35 over 1200 km.
So, yeah, it will take a lot of hopping to get to the air bases, and even...