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Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare; this includes military airlift of cargo to further the national interests as was demonstrated in the Berlin Airlift. Developing from unpowered observation hot air balloons in the 18th century, aerial warfare has become a high-technology affair that has led to many advances such as propulsion, radar, and the use of composites and engineered materials such as carbon fibers.
Aerial warfare started in the mid-nineteenth century with the use of espionage balloons, continued into the mid-twentieth century with the invention of the ICBM, and the technological development continues today with unmanned aerial drones and spy satellites.