projectiles

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BBC Verify analysis shows key characteristics of the vessel in the footage match with Barakah, a Liberian-flagged tanker which reported being struck by unknown projectiles in early May, according to the ship's operators.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Zelensky has said that Middle East countries used 800 PAC-3 interceptors to counter Iranian drones and other projectiles, adding that Ukraine had never had that many during its war.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It said 111 projectiles were shot down or intercepted, but recorded 20 direct hits in 13 locations.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It still might not be the best idea to let people throw projectiles as the night goes on, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Some way had to be found to impart greater energies to the projectiles: man’s cunning had to augment nature’s gifts to create a new kind of nuclear probe.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik