Sentence examples similar to variants in service from inspiring English sources
By the outbreak of the war in October 1973, the IDF had 122 F-4E and 6 RF-4Es (R denotes the reconnaissance variant) in service.
The Buk air defence system on show in Moscow is among many variants already in service in the Russian military.
"Both the lead ships of each variant are currently in service and already performing well, while also conducting a comprehensive test and evaluation program," Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
When dealing with greater variability in variant service interfaces, a straightforward consensus voting mechanism may not suffice.
Gripen UCAV: proposed unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) variant of the Gripen E. There were 186 Gripens in service with military users.
The two variants of the service cost $5 and $10 a month, with the higher-cost version including real-time stock quotes.
It is a variant of the liquid-fueled Shahab-3 missile, which has been in service since 2003 and has a similar range but is accurate only to within 2,000 meters.
For now, the Tu-154 and a smaller variant, the Tu-134, remain the most common passenger airplane in Russia, with about 600 in service.
With about 5,600 in service worldwide, carrying over a billion people in 2014 (including the A319 and A321 variants), these extremely popular planes have only been involved in 12 fatal accidents since their 1988 release (and a number of non-fatal crashes, like 2009's Miracle on the Hudson).
