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2021/10/14 

國防焦點

【10月14日】看軍聞學英語
(取材自DVIDS網站)

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原文:

 A US Marine Corps pilot just made history on December 19, 2019, as the first to surpass 1,000 flight hours in the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.

 Lt. Col. Brian W. Bann became the first to accomplish the feat in the service's F-35 Lightning II model while delivering a new aircraft to Marine Aircraft Group 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, last month, officials announced on Jan. 29, 2020.

 The F-35B can take off and land vertically, known as Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL), from amphibious assault ship flight decks and austere locations with little runway space.

 Bann is an acceptance test pilot for all three fifth-generation fighter variants; he's currently assigned to the Defense Contract Management Agency at Lockheed Martin's F-35 production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a news release.

 The company announced it had delivered 134 jets worldwide in 2019, meaning surpassing its goal of 131 fighter deliveries for the year.

中譯:

 1名美國陸戰隊飛官於2019年12月19日締造歷史,成為第1個駕駛F-35B聯合打擊戰機飛行時數超過1000小時的飛行員。

 官員們於2020年1月29日宣布,班恩中校上個月,將1架新機交付給亞利桑那州陸戰隊育馬航空基地第13陸戰隊航空大隊時,成為該軍種以F-35「閃電II式」機型完成此壯舉的第一人。

 F-35B戰機可從兩棲攻擊艦甲板及惡劣場域,以小型跑道空間實施垂直起降,即所謂的「短場起飛暨垂直降落」。

 新聞稿指出,班恩是包辦此第5代戰機所有3款機型的驗收試飛官,目前在洛克希德馬丁集團設於德州沃斯堡F-35製造廠的國防合約管理局任職。

 該公司宣布已於2019年在全球交付了134架噴射戰機,意即超越該年131架戰機交付目標。

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─關鍵軍語─

 ※acceptance test:

 A test conducted to determine if the requirements of a specification or contract are met.

 ※feat:

 An exemplary, even bold achievement, often an act of great courage or skill.

例句:

 Since the Turkish military initiated its military campaign almost exclusively via drones, this feat signals a new development in warfare.

 由於土耳其軍方幾乎只透過無人機就發起軍事行動,此創舉傳達出戰爭新發展。

嘉.言.語.錄

 Children's games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play.

-- Michel de Montaigne

 小孩們的遊戲,實則不僅僅是遊戲而已;小孩們沒有比在玩的當下更認真的時候了。

--米歇爾‧德‧蒙田

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