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Latest "palletized munitions" stories
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US Air Force blows up a target with a cruise missile from a cargo plane
The Air Force wants to make a "bomb bay in a box" to load on cargo planes — and for the first time launched an armed cruise missile in this way.
Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
Lockheed is developing a system to turn airlift planes into weapons trucks
The company won a $25 million contract in August to develop a technology that will allow cargo aircraft to drop pallets filled with smart weapons.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force looks to up-gun its airlift planes
Two demonstrations of a new "palletized munitions" concept have shown promise, an Air Force general said.
By Valerie Insinna