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Nearly a dozen helicopters sweeping low over the dark ocean at just a hundred feet, warplanes targeting Venezuela’s air defense system and military targets, allowing the helicopters carrying the extraction team to reach Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, at their compound.—ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026 However, no warplanes or warships had entered Taiwan’s territorial waters or airspace so far, Hsieh said.—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025 As well as high-profile assassinations, Ukraine has also demonstrated its ability to reach far inside Russia to strike the Kremlin's warplanes and ships.—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025 In recent years, China has deployed warplanes, ships and drones toward the island on a daily basis in military exercises as part of its efforts to exert pressure.—Taijing Wu and Huizhong Wu The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
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