ballistic missile

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He said two ballistic missiles were also "fired in the direction of Cyprus" but added that "we're pretty sure they weren't targeted at Cyprus".

From BBC

These air defence destroyers can also shoot down drones and ballistic missiles.

From BBC

On top of that, there have been strikes on Iran's ballistic missile programme.

From Barron's

The spokesperson for Kuwait's ministry of defence posted on X that the Ali Al-Salem airbase had been targeted by a number of ballistic missiles, but that Kuwaiti air defence forces had successfully intercepted them.

From BBC

That includes lower-surface cruise missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles that fire up and over the roughly 35,000 feet that commercial flights typically operate at.

From The Wall Street Journal