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1698:Surveillance
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1553:Heavy bomber
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1171:
1116:1,555 (840)
1085:1,173 (633)
1076:9.14 (30.0)
1054:1,759 (950)
1045:3.33 (10.9)
1023:1,851 (999)
1014:9.14 (30.0)
980:16 (18 max)
956:3.05 (10.0)
866:3.04 (10.0)
863:3.00 (9.84)
813:Kawasaki C-2
774:Airbus A400M
759:5.28 (17.3)
724:3.45 (11.3)
664:3.76 (12.3)
661:5.49 (18.0)
629:4.44 (14.6)
626:4.44 (14.6)
369:and related
364:
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304:door gunners
300:landing zone
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217:Douglas DC-3
176:supply lines
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66:Please help
61:verification
58:
1650:Interdictor
1618:Interceptor
1527:(AEW&C)
1082:1.98 (6.5)
1079:2.53 (8.3)
1048:2.59 (8.5)
1017:2.46 (8.1)
992:2.73 (9.0)
989:2.73 (9.0)
959:2.75 (9.0)
903:2.35 (7.7)
887:Shaanxi Y-9
790:3.85 (12.6)
762:2.54 (8.3)
648:Boeing C-17
623:32.7 (107)
316:rocket pods
285:Air assault
270:helicopters
249:Rotary wing
236:Eurocontrol
124:August 2017
1669:Non-combat
1645:Multi-role
1578:Pathfinder
1573:Penetrator
1489:Helicopter
1479:Fixed-wing
1390:3 November
1365:3 November
1336:3 November
1293:3 November
1288:Aerocorner
1241:3 November
1236:Aerocorner
1217:2023-11-20
1193:2017-06-27
1163:References
1157:Troop ship
1152:Loadmaster
1110:1.9 (6.2)
1107:2.7 (8.9)
953:12.5 (41)
934:800 (430)
931:2.9 (9.5)
897:16.2 (53)
860:18.5 (61)
683:Xi'an Y-20
456:Payload t
352:Super Puma
258:US Marines
207:Fixed-wing
202:Air frames
188:waterborne
172:airlifting
94:newspapers
1725:Transport
1623:Emergency
1568:Strategic
1494:Unmanned
1385:helis.com
1268:15 August
1094:CASA C295
1036:11.6 max
928:3.3 (11)
915:Mil Mi-26
900:3.2 (10)
756:45 (148)
727:3.4 (11)
593:4.1 (13)
590:5.8 (19)
587:37 (121)
556:4.4 (14)
553:6.4 (21)
550:36 (118)
521:4.4 (14)
518:6.4 (21)
496:km (nmi)
491:km (nmi)
486:km (nmi)
481:km (nmi)
461:kg (lb))
453:Aircraft
395:turboprop
379:Mil Mi-26
310:to carry
274:abseiling
157:airlifter
18:Airlifter
1744:Category
1603:Intruder
1126:See also
1020:2 (6.6)
972:Ukraine
925:12 (39)
823:16 (52)
693:20 (66)
581:129.274
450:Country
328:Mil Mi-8
312:missiles
289:infantry
254:Military
1720:Trainer
1715:Testbed
1681:Liaison
1608:Fighter
1585:Carrier
1541:Gunship
1502:Stealth
1474:Balloon
1469:Airship
1452:Modern
1132:Airlift
1070:10.886
1008:15.876
846:Brazil
829:4 (13)
826:4 (13)
787:4 (13)
770:Europe
742:Europe
699:4 (13)
696:4 (13)
476:m (ft)
471:m (ft)
466:m (ft)
339:platoon
296:section
108:scholar
1710:Tanker
1628:Escort
1548:Bomber
1531:Attack
1518:Combat
1484:Glider
1090:Spain
1028:Italy
883:China
809:Japan
679:China
434:C-130J
381:, and
358:, and
308:pylons
278:roping
184:ground
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1703:Scout
1691:Scout
1633:Night
1511:Roles
1496:(UAV)
1462:Types
1355:(PDF)
1187:(PDF)
1180:(PDF)
947:19.8
652:77.5
438:A400M
430:C-160
324:Hip E
292:squad
159:is a
115:JSTOR
101:books
1597:(EW)
1392:2021
1367:2021
1338:2021
1295:2021
1270:2021
1243:2021
544:150
509:247
442:C-17
440:and
409:The
360:NH90
314:and
276:and
264:and
262:LHDs
241:The
87:news
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891:23
854:26
817:36
778:37
750:45
715:60
687:66
617:80
345:or
294:or
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