IRBM
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of IRBM
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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On March 19, it said it had conducted a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new hypersonic IRBM.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Despite its proneness to bluntness, the Air Force last month successfully fired a Thor-Able missile with a faster-flying new nose of the type developed by the Army on its Jupiter IRBM.
From Time Magazine Archive
After six years of work and an expenditure of $280 million, Britain was scrapping its most ambitious military rocket, the 2,500-mile Blue Streak IRBM.
From Time Magazine Archive
If it were as far along in development as Thor and Jupiter, a case could be argued for making it the nation's production-line IRBM.
From Time Magazine Archive
Air Force is ahead of its schedule on developing its first IRBM, Douglas' liquid-fuel, 1,500-mile Thor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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