combat-ready
Americanadjective
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RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, is one of two quick reaction alert stations that protect UK airspace with combat-ready squadrons of Typhoon jets.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
China has said it wants its military combat-ready by 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
A joint fact sheet outlining the deal said both sides would "collaborate further through a shipbuilding working group" to "increase the number of US commercial ships and combat-ready US military vessels".
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
As a member of the “Triple Nickles” Harris was part of a combat-ready unit, but the paratroopers were not sent overseas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025
“You’d be in charge of the entire division, second-in-command only to me. I’m talking about five thousand highly trained combat-ready avatars, all taking orders directly from you.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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