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Originally Posted by DjEclipse
When was the last time a modern army fought another modern army?
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2008, Georgia
The last time a modern army fought another modern army, it was MANPADs that prevented the stronger army from having air superiority.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_war
Georgia gambled that Russia would not respond to an invasion of Southern Ossetia - they were wrong, and masses of Russian armor crushed the mostly light infantry counter-insurgency force NATO had given them.
Both sides had an air force, and the Georgian AA was tougher than Russia had anticipated (they lost at least 3 fighters and 1 strategic bomber over the 5 day war). Within the first 3 days, Russian armor had killed or captured all static and mechanized AA, and the Georgian air forces were intentionally avoiding engagements with Russian air. It was Georgian infantry carried launchers that prevented Russia from ever having air superiority.