Air Combat Command Clears Stormbreaker for F-15E Operations

摘要

The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) has cleared the 204-pound, GBU-53/B Stormbreaker munition by Raytheon [RTX] for operational use after more than a decade of development.On Sept. 23, ACC approved carriage and use of the Stormbreaker, formerly known simply as the Small Diameter Bomb II, on F-15E Strike Eagles.Air Force Col. Jason Rusco, the senior materiel leader for Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC)miniature munitions division at Eglin AFB, Fla., said in a statement that the Stormbreaker's ability to attack stationary and moving targets from 45 miles away in all-weather is "unmatched and is a game-changer for national defense."