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Definition of submunition
: 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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Picatinny Arsenal also claims the shell could be used to send other resupply items, surveillance electronics, or even a submunition at an enemy target.
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First Known Use of submunition
1969
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