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
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
Donald Howkins, from Buckingham, served as a gunner in the Middlesex Regiment and helped waterproof vehicles and ammunition for the Normandy invasion before landing at Gold Beach.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
The West Area Computers were ammunition for both fronts of the conflict, yet they were one of the best-kept secrets in the federal government.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
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
Stockpiling targets for ammunitions are, for security reasons, one of the alliance's best-kept secrets.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023
Also all the arms, ammunitions, provisions of every kind, and the heavy artillery, were ferried over.
From The Dare Boys of 1776 by Stephen Angus Cox
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