projectiles
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Earlier this month, two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other as they sailed out of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Tuesday, Saudi authorities issued a series of brief security alerts for incoming projectiles in a number of western areas, including Mecca and Jeddah, the kingdom's second largest city.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In further comments to the Focus news outlet, a spokesman for the operator said homemade projectiles, resembling fireworks typically used on New Year's Eve in Germany, were used in the attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
This follows the news that two oil supertankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Bloomberg report based on information from maritime risk management consultant Marisks.
From MarketWatch ● 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
