Sentence examples for fighter technology from inspiring English sources

By war's end, piston-engined fighter technology had reached its peak in later versions of the Fw 190, powered by in-line Jumo engines by Junkers, and in the Hawker Tempest, powered by the massive 2,200-horsepower 2,200-horsepowerline Napier Sabre.

Some of his senior commanders had urged replacing the Canberra with Avro Vulcan heavy bombers, but McCauley did not pursue this option, preferring to concentrate in the short term on new fighter technology.

Brazil is close to signing an arms deal with France, which has agreed to pass on jet-fighter technology.

A recent House of Commons report urged the government to find an alternative to JSF if it did not receive proper assurances from America on the strike-fighter technology by the end of December.

BEIJING — The Pentagon is stepping up investments in a range of weapons, jet fighters and technology in response to the Chinese military buildup in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Saturday on the eve of his visit to Beijing.

Although he did not mention it, the United States is also stepping up investments in a range of weapons, jet fighters and technology in response to China's military prowess.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates had a testy series of meetings in Beijing last week, telling reporters beforehand that the United States would counter China's military buildup in the Pacific by stepping up investments in weapons, jet fighters and technology.

In response, the Pentagon has stepped up investments in a range of weapons, jet fighters and technology, including in a new long-range nuclear-capable bomber aircraft, which the Pentagon had stopped developing in 2009, as well as a new generation of electronic jammers for the Navy that are designed to prevent a missile from finding and hitting a target.

I thought the F-117 stealth fighter (cutting-edge technology at the time) was the coolest thing I had ever seen.

The finished car is a blend of race car, jet fighter and spaceship technology, and every one of those 3,500 unique parts needs to be made perfectly, first time.

And yet we give Israel fighter jets, Iron Dome technology, and more than three billion dollars a year in foreign aid.