fighter

Example Sentences

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A search-and-rescue operation was underway for the crew of a U.S. jet fighter that went down over Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

U.S. forces launched a rescue mission in southwestern Iran after at least one American crew member ejected from a fighter jet downed by Iranian defenses, according to a U.S. official and news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And it includes critical investments in the Golden Dome missile defense system, the sixth-generation F-47 stealth fighter program, new drone models, cruise missiles and long-range fires crucial to defending Taiwan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But Hansen saw in his compatriot much of what he aspired to be: a fighter pilot and an astronaut.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

All the regiments would need armorers to load bombs and machine guns, and the fighter and dive-bomber regiments would also need radio technicians and parachute packers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein