ammunition
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After the Second World War ended, the Allies disposed of tons of ammunition by dumping it into the ocean so it could not fall into the wrong hands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bulgaria is investigating the cause of an overnight fire at an ammunition storage site run by a private defence company.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Japan plans to shift more of its military spending toward drones and missiles and build up supplies of ammunition, as officials eye a record defense budget for the next fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“We have tremendous amounts of ammunition. You know, we have ammunition stored all over the world in different countries.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Paul helped Nate load up a large knapsack with extra ammunition cartridges.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
The weapons and ammunitions segment posted a 38% jump in third-quarter sales to 691 million euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Italy and the Czech Republic are among the European countries sending Indian ammunitions to Ukraine, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
They also captured the Yarmouk ammunitions factory in June, seized areas east of the strategic Halfaya Bridge and recently took over the south Khartoum and Omdurman Central Reserve Police bases, according to residents and analysts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Stoltenberg said he expected ministers on Friday to agree new targets for the stockpiling of battle-decisive ammunitions, after an announcement he made in February.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
With the assistance of strong reenforcements the Russians were able to check the advance here and make 2,200 prisoners, besides capturing ammunitions and machine guns.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
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