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.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are fair game for U.S. Special Operations Command’s armed overwatch platform competition, Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. James C. “Jim” Slife told reporters on Feb. 26. However, the MQ-9 Reaper drone might not be up to the challenge in its current form, he suggested during…