fighter
Example Sentences
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Victor Glover is a former US Navy fighter pilot and test pilot who was selected as a Nasa astronaut in 2013.
From BBC
“The Chinese military is building up, and they’re getting aircraft carriers, increasing the number of jet fighters, increasing the number of submarines,” said Kono.
On Saturday, the USS Tripoli, a naval warship, arrived in the Middle East carrying about 3,500 sailors and Marines and a transport of fighter planes.
From Los Angeles Times
“Our entire war machinery — missiles, radar, fighter jets — all need these heavy rare earths,” O’Connor said.
From Los Angeles Times
Established missiles like the Sidewinder are highly effective, but were designed to destroy jet fighters and other expensive targets, said Cornelius.
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