Warzone/The Drive: Special Ops C-130 Tests Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missiles In The Arctic
The Air Force’s Rapid Dragon palletized munitions system has made its first trip to Europe, including being loaded aboard a Polish C-130.
A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft has launched an AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range cruise missile, or JASSM-ER, above the Arctic Circle in the first-ever demonstration in Europe of the Rapid Dragon air-launched palletized munitions concept.
In addition, U.S. personnel trained together with their Polish counterparts on the system highlighting how it might be employed by other members of a U.S.-led coalition in a future conflict, as well as potential foreign interest in this capability.
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Makes it possible for a warfighter/warrior to pilot the bomb manually as s/he rides down a lá Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove
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