submunition

noun

sub·mu·ni·tion (ˌ)səb-myü-ˈni-shən

: any of a group of smaller weapons carried as a warhead by a missile or projectile and expelled as the carrier approaches its target

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The 100-pound shells often leave behind unexploded submunitions that can pose a serious hazard to friendly troops and civilians. —

David Axe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 There was no sign of flechettes in the debris at the Yuzhmash site, the submunitions appears to have been simply solid masses of metal. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 The missile had six warheads, each carrying six submunitions. —

Samya Kullab and Elise Morton The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024 The tactical airfield, Kursk-Eastern, also referred to as Kursk-Vostochny, was hit by two cassette ATACMS, and two submunitions, parts of the cluster warheads, detonated on the airfield, according to Pravda. —

Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for submunition