Tuesday, May 3, 2022

U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests 2,000-Pound Air-Launched ‘Quicksink’ Bomb On Cargo Ship

 

Daily Mail: America flexes its maritime muscles! U.S. Air Force successfully tests 2,000-pound air-launched ‘quicksink’ bomb and blasts cargo ship out of the sea in one strike 

* The US developed the weapon to explode underneath enemy warships when in combat like a torpedo 

* Torpedo attacks give away the location of the submarine, unlike the 'quicksink' which is more cost-effective 

* F-15E Strike Eagle fighters fired the munition, with the Biden regime planning to deliver 80 F-15Es The US has tested a new 'quicksink' bomb designed to destroy enemy warships from the sky. 

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Eglin Air Force Base's Integrated Test Team demonstrated what an attack on a warship in combat with the US could look like on April 28. 

The US Air Force tested the munitions against a cargo ship in the Gulf of Mexico, breaking it in half and sinking it.  

Read more .... 

U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests 2,000-Pound Air-Launched ‘Quicksink’ Bomb On Cargo Ship  

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel -- Warzone/The Drive  

Video: U.S. Air Force Develops a Precision-Guided Anti-Ship Bomb -- The Maritime Executive  

QUICKSINK is an anti-ship bomb co-developed by the US Air Force and US Navy -- We Are Mighty  

Forget Torpedoes, Enemy Warships’ Newest Nightmare Is an Air-Dropped Smart Bomb -- Autoevolution

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