US Navy – Small Bomb Could Vastly Increase Strike Capability of U.S. Aircraft

Sea Power – A small precision bomb being tested by the Pentagon holds out the promise that tactical aircraft of the near future will be able strike three to four times the number of targets assigned to U.S. planes operating over Iraq today. The bombís small size and precision would vastly improve the attack capability of U.S. aircraft simply by increasing the arsenal that could be sent aloft.

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