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interdiction

[in-ter-dik-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈdɪk ʃən /




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Peaco has worked on drone interdiction programs since 2018, when he began with the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

His career has included Coast Guard search and rescue operations, maritime salvage missions, drug interdiction work, and research at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory involving autonomous systems, space technologies, and undersea platforms.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

The U.S. military has turned around nearly three dozen vessels and intercepted other Iranian-flagged ships, enforcing a blockade and interdiction orders.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

"Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean," it said on X.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

What we were supposed to be doing was what they called an interdiction number.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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