USAF F-16s on Monday successfully struck an improvised explosive device staging area located near Al Miquadiyah, Iraq. Using two precision-guided GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, the Vipers knocked out the enemy IED stash.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.