fractional

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Both have tested Fractional Orbital Bombardment Systems which are harder to track.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Fractional owners pay at least six figures for their slice of the plane, plus a monthly maintenance fee, an hourly flying rate and a hodgepodge of other charges, such as fuel.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

The Russians developed the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System decades ago, but gave it up after the U.S. put up satellites that could warn of a missile attack from all angles.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2021

Fractional Orbital Bombardment would also be a way for China to avoid U.S. missile defenses in Alaska, which are designed to combat a limited number of weapons from a country like North Korea.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021

Even Fractional Persians like me and Laleh dream sweet, exquisite dreams of chelo kabob.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram