fighter-bomber
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The McDonnell Douglas-made supersonic fighter-bomber had its heyday in the 1960s and the U.S. used it during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq.
The small, single-engine and highly maneuverable fighter-bomber has long been a mainstay of the United States Air Force, which used it extensively in combat during the 1991 gulf war, in the Balkans, and in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
From New York Times
The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged it was friendly fire, saying overnight that an Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber had accidentally discharged a munition.
From Washington Post
A Su-34 fighter-bomber jet accidentally discharged aviation ammunition, the ministry said.
From BBC
The Su-34 is a supersonic fighter-bomber jet.
From Reuters
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