: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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The drone can carry a warhead of up to 15 kilograms (35 pounds), the DIU added.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said.
—July 16, CBS News, 16 July 2025
The agency is struggling to hit its timeline and cost goals for reestablishing mass production of nuclear warheads' explosive cores, known as plutonium pits.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Instead, the ‘Sky Ryders’ unit of the 116th Mechanized Brigade deployed a single FPV drone with a warhead of perhaps 4 pounds.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
The Yemeni National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, CENTCOM said.
—July 16, CBS News, 16 July 2025
The agency is struggling to hit its timeline and cost goals for reestablishing mass production of nuclear warheads' explosive cores, known as plutonium pits.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Instead, the ‘Sky Ryders’ unit of the 116th Mechanized Brigade deployed a single FPV drone with a warhead of perhaps 4 pounds.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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