munitions

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The military-spending proposal includes $1.1 trillion for the Defense Department for the next fiscal year and an extra $350 billion for munitions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The system, composed of radars, control node, and missile launchers, can intercept munitions and aircraft and will integrate within the wider air defences in the region, the ministry said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Though munitions are being deployed at a rapid pace, due to long lead-in times for procurement and production, there is a lag until any increased demand can be met.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The decision to use less-capable munitions reflects the pressure militaries across the region are under as they burn through expensive, difficult-to-manufacture weapons to fend off attacks from Iran’s mass-produced missiles and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

When Bert Lewyn, the Jewish teenager forced to work in a Berlin munitions factory, discovered that he was also marked for deportation to a concentration camp, he went into hiding.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti