Attack on a specific objective by military aircraft during an offensive mission.
Military mission utilizing aircraft to combat enemy forces on land or at sea.
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Examples for "airstrike "
Examples for "airstrike "
1 The Azizabad airstrike of last August was a classic case in point.
2 Under the new rules, the Leathernecks couldn't just call in an airstrike .
3 All flights into Sana'a were suspended for 72 hours after the airstrike .
4 Video footage showed a six-storey building in Khalidiya flattened by an airstrike .
5 They were able to take the arms dump, following a Nato airstrike .
1 The surface-to- air missiles were his best defense against an American air attack .
2 Reports are coming in of an Israeli air attack on a Syrian base.
3 All three locations were marked down for U.S. air attack under Operation Scabbards.
4 We were surprised by the air attack , and even more by their accuracy.
5 In November, ties worsened after a cross-border NATO air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.
1 Prepare your troops for a surface attack .
2 Angle of Incidence-Theangle at which the "neutral lift line" of a surface attacks the air.
1 It has so far not commented on Saturday's ground attack on Kornoi.
2 His unit was put on alert ahead of an anticipated ground attack .
3 I took over her bow and we waited, expecting a ground attack immediately.
4 British Foreign Secretary William Hague was also hopeful on providing more ground attack aircraft.
5 Snell led a ground attack that piled up 281 yards.
6 In addition, Israel has reportedly helped upgrade Soviet-designed Su-25 ground attack jets assembled in Georgia.
7 If there is a ground attack by America, they will fight, Mr Bismillah said last night.
8 The flat fields that are ideal for landing helicopters are also perfect for a ground attack .
9 Over open ground attack is possible only when the attacking force has a decided fire superiority.
10 The F-51 (Mustang) role in Korea was ground attack .
11 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have shelled militants' positions, and there is an unconfirmed report of a ground attack .
12 Sir, they're not heading for ground attack .
13 When daylight came, the ground attack commenced.
14 The rebels said their positions were targeted by ground attack and artillery in Unity and Upper Nile states.
15 It was the first time Mr Sergeyev admitted to preparations for a ground attack against the breakaway republic.
16 It must be a ground attack .
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