fighter-bomber
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The McDonnell Douglas-made supersonic fighter-bomber had its heyday in the 1960s and the U.S. used it during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged it was friendly fire, saying overnight that an Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber had accidentally discharged a munition.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023
A Su-34 fighter-bomber jet accidentally discharged aviation ammunition, the ministry said.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023
Maxar pointed to the arrival of several large deployments of troops and attack helicopters as well new deployments of ground attack aircraft and fighter-bomber jets to forward locations.
From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2022
His tactical units include about twenty fighter-bomber and fighter-interceptor squadrons and a squadron each of transports, reconnaissance aircraft, and helicopters.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.