Sentences with phrase «strike sorties»
He said bombers like the B - 52 — though strategically useful — «aren't really optimized for this mission set» in quick, one - off strike sorties.
http://www.businessinsider.com/ Not exact matches
Here are the figures for the 10 types of U.S. aircraft flying combat sorties: F - 15E Strike Eagle, 14,995 weapons released; A-10 Thunderbolt II, 13,856; B - 1 Lancer, 9,195; F / A -18 Super Hornets, 8,920; F - 16 Fighting Falcon, 7,679; B - 52 Stratofortress, 5,041; MQ - 1 Predator drone, 2,274; MQ - 9 Reaper, 2,188; AV - 8B, 1,650; and F - 22, 1,535.
Sheridan's script, while meticulously crafted in places, is comprised of numerous clichés (the rookie cop angle is well - mined and one character's motives wind up being, somewhat disappointingly, a revenge sortie boilerplate), but Villeneuve's striking vision and Blunt's ferocious cynosure more than compensates for any see - through shibboleth.