projectiles
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With training from Iran and the Lebanese faction Hezbollah, they evolved from a ragtag band of fighters with sandals and Kalashnikovs to a disciplined force fielding missiles and manufacturing its own projectiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
A tanker was struck by multiple projectiles Wednesday about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sidr was hit by projectiles north of Oman's Musandam Peninsula, according to maritime security firms.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Greek maritime risk management firm Marisks said Tuesday that two crude tankers were hit by "unknown projectiles" late the previous day.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the end, early modern science defeated two of the most difficult practical problems it had set itself: the calculation of the path of projectiles under real-life conditions, and the measurement of longitude.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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