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Recent Examples of torpedoes
It can also be integrated with expendable countermeasures that create acoustic decoys to confuse incoming torpedoes.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The ship carries a range of other weaponry, including torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles for land attacks, Standard interceptors for ballistic missile defense and Sea Sparrow missiles for short-range missile and aircraft defense.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Battered by bombs and torpedoes, the USS California slowly sinks into Pearl Harbor.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
American torpedoes sank a hostile enemy vessel for the first time since World War II.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Unlike missiles or torpedoes, mines don’t need to be aimed.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Homing torpedoes and heat-seeking missiles alter their trajectory to intercept maneuvering targets.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The ship carries a range of other weaponry, including torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles for land attacks, Standard interceptors for ballistic missile defense and Sea Sparrow missiles for short-range missile and aircraft defense.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Battered by bombs and torpedoes, the USS California slowly sinks into Pearl Harbor.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
American torpedoes sank a hostile enemy vessel for the first time since World War II.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Unlike missiles or torpedoes, mines don’t need to be aimed.
—Terry Moseley, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Homing torpedoes and heat-seeking missiles alter their trajectory to intercept maneuvering targets.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
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The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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At this point, there appears to be nothing impeding shipbuilding orders reaching Groton and work on the Virginia and Columbia submarines is expected to continue for decades.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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