fighters

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In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

American F/A-18, F-16 and F-35 jet fighters shot down the drones, then the F/A-18s hit the ground-control unit before it could launch a fifth drone, one of the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

What’s more, the newly created Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG, runs the Defense Department’s Gauntlet drone competitions, which aim to get low-cost drones in the hands of war fighters quickly.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"We're having a big fight. It's never going to happen again, never happened before," Trump said at an Oval Office event earlier this month, surrounded by four of the fighters taking part.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The gravest issues seem to have occurred among the partisans, the guerrilla resistance fighters on the German-occupied side of the front lines.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein