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Merops

American  
[mee-rops] / ˈmi rɒps /

noun

  1. (in theIliad ) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.


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The Merops autonomously seeks an incoming drone using radio waves, radar or the target’s heat signature.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

A spokeswoman for Perennial said the company produces a substantial number of Merops systems in Ukraine and in broader Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Army rushed Merops to the Middle East to help thwart Tehran’s drone attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

While not as sophisticated as Merops, the Bullet costs about a tenth as much and is up to 100 mph faster.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

He said,—and flung Around her neck his arms; and by his life, The life of Merops, and his sisters' hopes Of nuptial bliss, adjures her to obtain Proofs of his birth celestial.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard

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