Air Force expands mission for Reaper attack drones, adds new weapons

[–] JoeKerr 1 points (+1|-0)

The Small Diameter Bomb, which can strike single or multiple targets, uses GPS precision. It is currently fired from the F-15E, F-16, F-117, B-1, B-2, F-22 and F-35, Air Force officials stated.

I thought the f117 was retired.

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[–] chmod 1 points (+1|-0)

I wonder if the Army is going to retire it's Gray Eagle fleet as they are Predator variants.

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[–] Owlchemy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

I always thought it was dumb to have all the services having their own variants of stuff. Huge waste of resources IMHO. But on your question, I have no idea.

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[–] chmod 1 points (+1|-0)

The airframe is the same but the Army flies completely different payloads. It was actually a cost saving deal. With the Air Force retiring them, I can't see the Army picking up the sustainment costs of the Predator.

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Air Force expands mission for Reaper attack drones, adds new weapons

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