Sentence examples for fighter aircraft after from inspiring English sources

In the midst of the 1992 presidential campaign, President Bush decided to sell Taiwan 150 advanced F-16 fighter aircraft after it became clear that China had bought advanced Sukhoi-27 fighters from Russia.

The UK has said it scrambled fighter aircraft after two Russian bombers were spotted off the coast of Cornwall in south-west England.

Two RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft were scrambled today after reports of a disruptive passenger on board a Heathrow-bound transatlantic flight The Typhoons, from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, went to assist an American Airlines Boeing 767 heading for London from Dallas/Forth Worth in Texas following reports of a woman passenger trying to get on to the flight deck.

The MoD said: "RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched [on Wednesday] after Russian aircraft were identified flying close to UK airspace.

One of the most sought-after contracts concerns a $11bn order for 126 fighter aircraft.

The Soviet Union poured an estimated $2 billion into the Syrian arsenal after the war, including about 160 fighter aircraft and 800 T-72 tanks.

Tensions have been building again between Russia and the West after it was reported that Russian fighter aircraft and bombers had stepped up their probing of Nato airspace.

The Spitfire was the only British fighter aircraft to be in continuous production before, during and after the Second World War.

After switching production in World War I to fighter aircraft and engines, the company dissolved in 1925.

The Lockheed Martin Corporation, the largest military contractor, said yesterday that it had a third-quarter profit of $213 million after reducing expenses, paring assets and selling more fighter aircraft.

Air raids continued on targets further from Britain after auxiliary fuel tanks were installed on American fighter aircraft.