corvette
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Imports of helicopters, corvettes, tank engines, missiles and airborne early warning systems will eventually be halted.
From Seattle Times
The C-Dome is being installed on Israel’s latest-generation corvette warships, which protect Israel’s coastline and offshore natural gas assets in the Mediterranean.
From Seattle Times
We saw it in 2010 when Pyongyang sank a South Korean navy corvette, the Cheonan, and then a few months later began bombarding one of South Korea's outlying islands.
From BBC
The search involved a naval corvette, three aircraft and several merchant ships, one of which found a waterproof bag with Savin's documents inside, it said.
From Reuters
Lungteh also produces missile corvettes, patrol boats and other craft for the Taiwanese armed forces and police, along with ones for civilian use.
From Seattle Times
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