warplane

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Regarded as the world's most advanced warplane, the F-35 is equipped to carry out simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground missions and is expected to be the lead combat aircraft for the US Air Force, Marines and Navy.

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  • Cuevas acknowledged that wiping out every last plastic pistol, realistic looking tank or replica warplane was not going to make Mexico safe again, a point that security experts make as well. —  International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions
  • At approximately 20: 00, an IOF warplane fired a missile at a Palestinian resistance activist in —  Elder of Ziyon
  • At approximately 20: 00, an IOF warplane bombed a group of members of the Palestinian resistance in the New Camp, west of al-Nussairat refugee camp. —  Elder of Ziyon
  • McCain was held as a POW for 5 1 / 2 years after his A4 warplane was hit by North Vietnamese fire during a bombing run over Hanoi. —  The Guardian World News
  • Canadian fighter jets rebuffed a Russian warplane attempting to cross into Canadian Arctic air space on the eve of US President Barack Obama's visit. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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