missiles
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With tens of thousands of fighters and once-vast stores of missiles and drones, the group became the country’s most powerful fighting force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Hypersonic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound and can manoeuvre mid-flight, making them significantly harder to track and intercept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Ukraine is relying on other ways of defending against jet drones, from electronic warfare to shoulder-launched missiles such as the U.S.-made Stinger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yemeni information minister Moammar al-Eryani said the prime minister and cabinet ministers were safe, adding the attack had been carried out with five missiles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Similarly, nearly forty years later, researchers discovered that the Soviets had moved short-range nuclear cruise missiles into striking distance of the US military base in Guantanamo Bay.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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