fighter jet
Americannoun
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The Hawker Hunter, a British-designed Cold War-era fighter jet, is equipped with a Martin-Baker ejection seat that allows the pilot to blast out of the cockpit in an emergency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The jet involved was Hawk T2 - a two-seat training jet by BAe Systems used for advanced jet training, and designed with similar controls to the Typhoon fighter jet.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Navy will soon announce whether Boeing or Northrop Grumman will build the sixth-generation fighter jet.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, the Romanian defence ministry said a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that had breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It zinged through the air on its mission like a missile from a fighter jet.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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