fighter-bomber
noun
fight·er-bomb·er
ˈfī-tər-ˈbä-mər 
: a fighter aircraft fitted to carry bombs and rockets in addition to its normal armament
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Until recently, Russian Sukhoi fighter-bombers taking off from Hmeimim would fly to neighboring Idlib province and relentlessly bomb the fighters that make up the now-victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and kill and maim untold numbers of innocent civilians.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
In the final chaotic hours of the War, Soviet fighter-bombers attack a retreating German column in Glashütte, destroying the factory of a local watchmaker, A. Lange & Söhne.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
According to a popular Telegram channel reported to be run by a former Russian military aviator, a Russian Aerospace Force's Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name Fullback) fighter-bomber aircraft was shot down on Saturday over Ukraine.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Ukrainian air defenses, including first-person-view drones performing an air-to-air role for the first time, have knocked out several Russian helicopters and a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber.
—David Axe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Ukraine’s need for F-16s has become more acute, as the country’s air force — which predominantly relies on Soviet-era aircraft — has faced a superior enemy in the sky by way of Russia’s Su-34 precision fighter-bombers.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
The losses included three Su-34 fighter-bombers that were shot down on Thursday—with reports of the downing quickly circulating on social media.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Seven of the jets were Su-34 fighter-bombers, workhorse aircraft of the Russian army, of which three went down in a single day.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
As the survivors of the 110th Brigade scurried west past covering units on the edge of Avdiivka early on Saturday, a Ukrainian air force missile battery shot down at least one—and potentially several—Russian Sukhoi fighter-bombers 60 miles east of the Avdiivka.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
In the final chaotic hours of the War, Soviet fighter-bombers attack a retreating German column in Glashütte, destroying the factory of a local watchmaker, A. Lange & Söhne.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
According to a popular Telegram channel reported to be run by a former Russian military aviator, a Russian Aerospace Force's Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name Fullback) fighter-bomber aircraft was shot down on Saturday over Ukraine.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Ukrainian air defenses, including first-person-view drones performing an air-to-air role for the first time, have knocked out several Russian helicopters and a Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber.
—David Axe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Ukraine’s need for F-16s has become more acute, as the country’s air force — which predominantly relies on Soviet-era aircraft — has faced a superior enemy in the sky by way of Russia’s Su-34 precision fighter-bombers.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
The losses included three Su-34 fighter-bombers that were shot down on Thursday—with reports of the downing quickly circulating on social media.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Seven of the jets were Su-34 fighter-bombers, workhorse aircraft of the Russian army, of which three went down in a single day.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
As the survivors of the 110th Brigade scurried west past covering units on the edge of Avdiivka early on Saturday, a Ukrainian air force missile battery shot down at least one—and potentially several—Russian Sukhoi fighter-bombers 60 miles east of the Avdiivka.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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