combat aircraft

collocation in English

meaningsofcombatandaircraft

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combat
noun
uk
/ˈkɒm.bæt/us
/ˈkɑːm.bæt/
a fight, especially during ...
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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 ofcombatandaircraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, it has been suggested that the sea cucumber could, perhaps, one day, do more forcombataircraft than the developments in avionics and mechanical engineering of recent years.
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But an unbalanced force, caught short of transport, is in a false position, even though it has a sufficiency ofcombataircraft.
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The assessed need forcombataircrafthas been reflected in the plans described in successive statements on the defence estimates.
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I do not think that we have ever disclosed the cost of these aircraft, or, indeed, the cost of any other of ourcombataircraft.
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This is the basic importance of the multi-rolecombataircraft.
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I believe that the position achieved during the war in the production ofcombataircraftis within sight of being achieved in the civil field.
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But we certainly hope that the multi-rôlecombataircraft—as its name implies—would have a capability for maritime operations.
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There have been great difficulties not only in civil developments but also in connection with many of the international fighter andcombataircraft.
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They will be fully exploited in the multi-rôlecombataircraftwherever it is found advantageous to do so.
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I turn to my second point concerning the strange story of the multi-rôlecombataircraft.
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Yet we are spending £320 million on research and development of one aeroplane alone, the multi-rôlecombataircraft.
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It will be some time before production orders are placed for multi-rôlecombataircraft.
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Work on the first phase of the development programme for the multi-rôlecombataircraftis at present under way on a tripartite basis.
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It is a revolution which is affectingcombataircraft, transport aircraft and civil aircraft alike.
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There is no prohibition on the transfer of the means of delivery which, in the simplest sense, arecombataircraft.
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There is the question of the advancedcombataircraft.
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We believe it to be an entirely logical step in the smooth transition to future jointcombataircraft.
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In the longer term, new aircraft types, such as the future jointcombataircraft, are expected to have this capability.
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Many moderncombataircraftare designed to be capable of performing several different roles.
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