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squadron

[skwod-ruhn] / ˈskwɒd rən /
NOUN
military unit
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However, Israel's ministry of foreign affairs announced in May, external that it would procure another F-35 squadron.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The United States Navy will deploy a nuclear-powered submarine squadron to a strategic Australian navy port this year, Canberra's defence minister said on Friday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

At the start of the month, Starmer said four additional jets would be sent to Qatar following the deployment of the Royal Air Force's joint UK-Qatari Typhoon squadron in January.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

One of his first initiatives was to deploy a new squadron of one-way attack drones copied from a widely used Iranian version, the Shahed-136.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

If he could not, he told his Exec, “the squadron will bleed.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Pakistan already has 8,000 troops in Saudi Arabia, along with 16 Chinese-made JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, combat drone squadrons and a surface-to-air missile battery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, is one of two quick reaction alert stations that protect UK airspace with combat-ready squadrons of Typhoon jets.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But the deployment of 19 warships, air-defense units, fighter squadrons and paratroopers across the region is straining servicemembers and their families and creating a maintenance backlog that could take years to unwind, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

"It's more fighter squadrons, it's more capabilities, it's more defensive capabilities. And it's more bomber pulses more frequently," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The two squadrons were locked in an intense competition to win the trophy signifying supremacy among the other squadrons at Ravenel Air Base.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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