aircraft

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Gardner previously said that more than 100 firefighters used hoses to put a “wet line” around the Balcom fire perimeter, while bulldozers cut away vegetation in its path and aircraft caked the ground with retardant.

From Los Angeles Times

Patriot interceptors can shoot down ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

Countries all over the world have agreed to purchase hundreds of state-of-the-art aircraft and airplane engines from U.S. factories, creating thousands of jobs and strengthening our defense industrial base.

From The Wall Street Journal

After observing how hawks target their prey, engineers at one of China’s top military-linked universities trained defensive drones to single out and destroy vulnerable enemy aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

We don’t know the target yet, but we know the Luftwaffe’s got a few thousand aircraft, fighters and bombers, massed in fields along the coast of France.

From Literature