Ainonline.com

Rapid Dragon: A Game-changer in Stand-Off Weapons Delivery

A program between the U.S. defense industry and several military customers called Rapid Dragon allows for delivery of munitions from non-combat aircraft. A standard cargo version of the palletized ...
Yahoo

A US plan to drop bombs from cargo planes hit another milestone, but the Air Force is still figuring out how it would use it in a war

An MC-130J on a rehearsal flight at Andøya Space Defense Range in Norway on November 8.US Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire US Air Force special operators launched a cruise missile ...
The National Interest

Rapid Dragon: U.S. Spec Ops Command Wants to Arm Cargo Planes

The United States’ effort to bring more firepower quickly to a fight took a new turn this week with Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) testing out the Rapid Dragon palletized munitions concept ...
Task & Purpose

This unusual new Air Force tactic is likely raising alarms in China, expert says

The U.S. Air Force is thinking outside the box, and it is probably keeping Chinese military leaders up at night. Chinese military officials are likely alarmed by the Air Force’s efforts to launch ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Rapid Dragon: the US military game-changer that could affect conventional and nuclear strategy and arms control negotiations

The United States Air Force recently announced the successful test of its Rapid Dragon system in a major Pacific exercise.[1] This followed an earlier successful test during an exercise in Norway in ...