tactical aircraft
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftacticalandaircraft
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tactical
adjective
uk/ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈtæk.tɪ.kəl/
relating to tactics or done in order to ...
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.krɑːft/us/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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(Definition oftacticalandaircraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It would be difficult to discover any authority which would suggest that there was a balance in terms of battle tanks, artillery ortacticalaircraft.
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I am not clear where this great strength oftacticalaircraftwill come from to support our troops in the next two or three years.
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The artillery figures are even more dramatic, as are thetacticalaircraftfigures.
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This is atacticalaircraftwhich also has a strategic capability and it has made a most impressive contribution to recent transport operations.
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On the central front, the problem for countries of our size involves the cost oftacticalaircraft.
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We are outnumbered in tanks,tacticalaircraftand artillery.
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For these purposes,tacticalaircraftare defined as including reconnaissance aircraft, fighters, fighter bombers, light bombers and air defence aircraft.
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The first is the mounting cost oftacticalaircraft.
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No one doubts that it has an advantage of 3: 1 in artillery pieces, and of 2:1 in tanks andtacticalaircraft.
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What safeguards can be or are applied to single-seatertacticalaircraft?
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If nothing were done to mitigate that trend, in about 80 years the entire defence budget would be sufficient to purchase just onetacticalaircraft.
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It was an end-of-the-war close supporttacticalaircraft.
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I know it is meant only to be atacticalaircraft, but it is bound to become a strategic aircraft as well.
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In that situation it is of the highest importance that we should have a satisfactorytacticalaircraftcapable of doing the tactical work required.
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For this we need a firm shield of troops andtacticalaircraft.
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It must also be borne in mind that further marks of this aircraft can be adapted astacticalaircraft, carrying more men, for the shorter journeys.
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It has twice as manytacticalaircraft.
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No protection whatever is afforded against strategic nuclear blackmail, or worse, by any number of frigates, any number of tanks and any number oftacticalaircraft.
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It could reopen the historically small market fortacticalaircraft; a projected 60 nations may requiretacticalaircraftbut can not afford high-end types.
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It broke records fortacticalaircraftin availability, reliability, and maintainability.
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