combat aircraft
Armed flying machine
Combat aircraft are military planes designed for warfare—fighters, bombers, and attack aircraft.
Fighters engage enemy aircraft; bombers strike ground targets; attack aircraft provide close air support for ground forces.
The term distinguishes warplanes from transport, reconnaissance, and training aircraft: The air force deployed combat aircraft to the region.
- dogfightClose combat between aircraft
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- wingmanSupportive second in formation
- close air supportAircraft fire aiding troops
- air strikeAerial military assault
afterburner · stealth fighter · military aviation · radar cross-section · intelligence gathering · fighter jets · air superiority · scramble · ace · sortie · heavy bomber · kill ratio · interceptor · ejection seat · spy plane · carpet bombing · strategic bombing · aerial photography
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, bomb run
- military aviationbombers, fighter jets, stealth, drones, Air Force
- air forces by regionUS Air Force, RAF, Luftwaffe
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
combat aircraftcargo plane
Aircraft for transporting goods
transport aircraft · cargo aircraft · military transport · reconnaissance aircraft · airlifter
combat aircraftcommercial aircraft
Plane for public transport
passenger aircraft · airliner · civil aviation · private jet · Boeing 747
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