: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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There is also an extra-large 200-pound warhead which must significantly reduce the drone’s range.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Machine-learning algorithms might, for example, rapidly analyze data from multiple sensors to distinguish actual warheads from sophisticated decoys and speed up decision-making once an adversary launches its missiles.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
The latter model has a longer range than the 50 miles of its predecessor and has warhead that weighs 2.5 times more, at around 550 pounds.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Some are armed with thermobaric warheads, are armored and some are powered by jet engines.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Machine-learning algorithms might, for example, rapidly analyze data from multiple sensors to distinguish actual warheads from sophisticated decoys and speed up decision-making once an adversary launches its missiles.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2025
The latter model has a longer range than the 50 miles of its predecessor and has warhead that weighs 2.5 times more, at around 550 pounds.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Some are armed with thermobaric warheads, are armored and some are powered by jet engines.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
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