submunition

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ munition.

Noun

submunition (plural submunitions)

1. Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment.
   • 2022 April 21, Lorenzo Tondo, “Russia using cluster bombs to kill Ukrainian civilians, analysis suggests”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Bellingcat […] has reviewed some of the pictures collected by the Guardian, confirmed the presence of tail fins of RBK-500 cluster bombs with PTAB-1M submunitions and cluster rocket, launched by BM-30 Smerch.