How to Use anti-armor in a Sentence

anti-armor

adjective
  • The report said Israeli forces used light anti-armor missiles to help eliminate and disperse the terrorists.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Those two functions — anti-armor and anti-personnel — are the dual purposes referenced in the weapon’s name.
    — John Ismay, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Total weight is 21 pounds including an 8-pound warhead which can be fragmentation or anti-armor.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The platform can employ a fragmentation or a perpetrator warheads (for anti-armor roles).
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
  • Iran has also been laying traps including anti-personnel and anti-armor mines around the island, the sources said, including on the shoreline.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • These units are expected to face increasingly complex threats, including long-range anti-armor weapons, drones, and electronic warfare systems.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Since Apache is already highly valued for its anti-armor capabilities, there is no danger its role will be eclipsed as unmanned systems proliferate.
    — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Lightweight anti-armor drone At its core, OPF-M focuses on mobility and reach.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The package provides military equipment like air defense weapons, artillery ammo, anti-armor gear, and over 15 million rounds of ammunition.
    — Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Featuring heavy armor, a powerful 30 mm cannon, and anti-armor missiles, the helicopter has been used in Syria and Ukraine.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
  • Although the line between offense and defense in modern warfare is rarely clear, deployments might emphasize anti-armor, anti-infantry, and anti-air systems rather than those better suited for offense.
    — Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2015
  • In Sunday’s incident, Palestinians fired anti-armor rockets and guns at Israeli troops operating in Rafah, a southern city within the yellow line, the army said.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Javelin missile has remained a core part of American infantry anti-armor capability since entering service in the 1990s.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
  • Unlike in the fall, when Kremlin leaders appeared to doubt Ukraine’s ability to punch back, Russian forces have had months to plant mines, dig trenches and position anti-armor and drone units that have slowed Ukraine’s advance.
    — Missy Ryan, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
  • The immediate assistance also includes anti-armor systems, small arms, heavy equipment transport vehicles, 61 fuel tankers and maintenance support, the Pentagon said in a statement.
    — Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • When paired with precision weapons like HELLFIRE, the system can support missions such as anti-armor strikes, short-range coastal defense, and force protection.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Russia’s main defensive line — a phalanx of trenches, tripwires and anti-personnel and anti-armor mines — remains ahead of Ukrainian forces and their objective to drive south and sever Russia’s land bridge to Crimea, a key military supply route.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Beyond the symbolism, Biden also pledged an additional $500 million in military aid for Ukraine, including artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems and air surveillance radars.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This specialized warhead provides a combat capability, combining anti-personnel fragmentation effects with deep anti-armor penetration.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
  • The deal includes eight separate purchases, which cover HIMARS rockets systems, anti-tank missiles, anti-armor missiles, loitering suicide drones, howitzers, military software and parts for other equipment, according to details released by both governments.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Loitering munitions ‘key’ for warfighter protection The US Army’s LASSO program forms part of an initiative to equip Brigade Combat Teams with portable, precise, rapidly deployable anti-armor solutions.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026

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