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 ...

US Air Force special operators launched a cruise missile from a cargo plane over Norway this month. The live-fire test of the so-called palletized munition was the first for the program in Europe. The ...

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 ...

Airmen and riggers with the 1st Special Operations Squadron Logistics Readiness Squadron load a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System aboard an MC-130J Commando II in December 2021. (USAF) US Special ...

The CMMT (Common Multi-Mission Truck) ‘D’ and ‘X missiles were launched from a Rapid Dragon cell and a test aircraft’s pylon, respectively. Lockheed Martin has tested two of its CMMT (Common ...

Key Points and Summary - General Atomics’ LongShot, funded by DARPA, is an air-launched unmanned vehicle designed to carry and fire existing air-to-air missiles from standoff range. -Deployed from ...