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The Navy is re-arming its aircraft with the new 250-pound SDB (small diameter bomb). An F-18 can carry two dozen (or more) of the new SDB. It is more accurate than current smart bombs, can penetrate over three feet of concrete and, in most cases, can destroy a target that currently requires the attention of a 2,000-pound smart bomb. Thus, fewer sorties are needed from carriers to destroy a larger number of targets once the SBD enters service in 2006.
From strategypage.com
Posted by Ted at March 23, 2004 7:54 PM