Capt P U G Wash,
If the enemy decided to stay on the ground then they would not be flying in the zone (because of the T45?)....hang on a minute...a No Fly Zone. So it might just work then.
What exactly does an aircraft do to coerce more than either shoot down or ignore? Fly menacingly past and jesticulate wildly? Or a quick air display?
What self defence linkage would be needed in a NFZ? If sanctioned, it's a no fly zone. If it flies and isn't an airliner, it gets taken out of the sky. Did I miss something with a NFZ being 'more complicated' than that? If the ROE is granted, a NFZ isn't a self defence issue.
Well rehearsed and practiced during other conflicts such as the Balkans and from 1991 onwards until 2003 in Iraq - aircraft that came offshore would be warned and ultimately engaged.
But you're right, just leave that darn Navy ship to do Navy things as opposed to providing a persistent, high fidelity, AD capability while we run expensive, non-persistent CAP from Cyprus. Assuming they let us do combat ops from there.