munitions

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US forces had fired "precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran," the statement said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Low-cost drones and loitering munitions allow smaller units to deliver precision strikes once reserved for advanced militaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Defense official familiar with the matter said the U.S. military has used the weeks-long pause to replenish its munitions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Sunday night, December 1 Palomino stayed last night—on a cot in the munitions room, of course!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez