missiles
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Hypersonic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound and can manoeuvre mid-flight, making them significantly harder to track and intercept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
With tens of thousands of fighters and once-vast stores of missiles and drones, the group became the country’s most powerful fighting force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A velocity cap prevents their integration into missiles and fast-moving drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yemeni information minister Moammar al-Eryani said the prime minister and cabinet ministers were safe, adding the attack had been carried out with five missiles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
On the basis of the intelligence Penkovsky provided, Kennedy and his aides realized that there was only a small window in which to act, before Khrushchev's missiles became fully operational.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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