Two competitors have unveiled competing designs to produce the next major precision attack munition for the US Air Force, as the bidding draws closer to entering an intense final phase. For three ...

During the July 17 test, the crew of a U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter staging out of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., released the GBU-53/B, which then acquired, tracked and guided to a moving target ...

Summary: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a mainstay of the U.S. Navy, has recently been enhanced with a significant capability upgrade, making it the first carrier-based aircraft to deploy the SDB-II, ...

The GBU-53/B SDB II, also known as StormBreaker, has reached the Initial Operational Capability on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, following its first operational use in 2025. The Naval Air Systems ...

October 30, 2024: The American GMLRS (guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) missile used so frequently in Ukraine since 2022 has been joined by GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb). This weapon ...

Air Force F-15 Eagle recently destroyed a moving –model T-72 tank during a live-fire test of the Small Diameter Bomb II at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., service leaders said. “Just this month we ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s RTX business segment, Missiles & Defense, recently clinched a contract to offer life cycle support for StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II). The award has been ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp. RTX recently secured a contract to conduct integration and test on Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II). The deal has been awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, ...

SDB NEWS: Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which planned to brief reporters Sept. 29 on their joint bid for the second increment of the U.S. Air Force's Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) program (DAILY, Sept. 29), ...

Raytheon officials are preparing for the second guided-test-vehicle flight of the developmental Small Diameter Bomb II after a successful, albeit delayed, first shot in July. During the first test ...