aircraft

Example Sentences

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On 14 March, France's foreign ministry said the country's aircraft carrier strike group remained deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean, and its mission remained "defensive".

From BBC

The biggest reason for that increase: Expenses for aircraft fuel and related taxes are expected to be up 9.4%.

From MarketWatch

British sources also point out that aircraft carriers provide a runway where there otherwise wouldn't be one, but the UK has exactly that on land nearby - at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

From BBC

This has forced humanitarian groups to rely on aircraft to deliver assistance - at huge cost.

From BBC

French President Emmanuel Macron has sent eight frigates, two amphibious helicopter carriers and an aircraft carrier to the region and said some ships would be deployed near the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal