The contract calls for Boeing to design, develop, manufacture and deliver 18 initial combat-ready tankers by 2017.
该合同要求波音公司到2017年设计、开发、制造和提供18架初始备战的加油机。
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Under the reset program, the M113 vehicles will be brought back to combat-ready condition and gain add-on armor and nuclear, biological, and chemical protective equipment.
根据该重置计划，M113装甲车将恢复到战备状态，并升级装甲，提升核、生物及化学防护装备。
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Unfortunately, a universal vaccine will not be ready soon enough to combat a possible pandemic from the new strain of swine flu that has already sickened thousands of people.