ordnance

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The department received additional penalties for improperly documenting training, failing to identify and evaluate the hazards of transporting and storing the ordnance, and leaving explosives unattended.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He also broke down some of the spending by ordnance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The air defense ordnance fell in an open area in southern Turkey’s Hatay province, causing no injuries or damage, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Around a fifth of Ukraine is contaminated by mines or unexploded ordnance, according to the UN's Mine Action Service.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Hereupon the president was contented the fort should be palisadoed, the ordnance mounted, his men armed and exercised.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone