Gunships in a sentence

Junta forces retaliated by launching a 30-minute airstrike on the village and resistance groups, using MI 35 helicopter gunships.

The Israeli military said it retaliated with warplanes and helicopter gunships.

The military is heavily reliant on fighter jets and helicopter gunships supplied by its allies, Russia and China, according to the non-governmental organisation Myanmar Witness and other experts.

Despite innovations such as missile adaptations on battleships, the era of large gunships is over.

In addition, the US recently declined to expedite the delivery of attack helicopters, or redirect gunships intended for US forces to support the IDF.

According to him, the ATF dispatched a full package of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and helicopter gunships to engage the location.

By the early 1960s, the U.S. Air Force began experimenting with side-firing gunships for potential use in the small conflicts that seemed to be brewing everywhere during that decade.

The Vulcan was also put to use on attack helicopters and gunships.

While this was happening Captain Nathan ‘Nails’ Nielsen stood in the midst of the battle and directed artillery and air strikes from a dozen circling gunships.

The missiles equip the gunships with heavy anti-armour capabilities.

The Nigerian Air Force says it is planning to deploy additional fighter jets and helicopter gunships to complement ground forces fighting insurgents and bandits in the North East and North West Zones.

As the Afghan security forces battled to cling on, running low on ammunition, US warplanes and Apache helicopter gunships fought back with air strikes.

Furthermore, the Government forces immediately deployed troops, backed up by tanks and helicopter gunships, to Omdurman.

He added that air force had on Monday taken delivery of two M1-35M helicopter gunships acquired from Russia as part of ongoing efforts to equip troops.

This is essentially the same agreement that was signed in 2015 which collapsed a year or so later – with Mr Machar fleeing Juba on foot, chased by helicopter gunships.

Apache attack helicopters and AC-130 Spectre gunships were brought up to the front lines but were never used after two Apaches crashed during training in the Albanian mountains.

Armed escorts were also increased using various helicopters fitted as gunships.

During the Vietnam War the original AC-130A Spectre gunships and the A-6C Intruder employed the Pave Mace / Black Crow magnetic anomaly detection system to detect truck ignition coils in vehicles hidden under heavy jungle canopies.

Eventually the term broadened to include any vehicle carrying armed men. citation Technicals have also been referred to as battlewagons, gunwagons, citation or gunships.

Four CH-47A helicopters were converted to gunships by Boeing Vertol in late 1965.