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Extend: US Air Force Special Operations Planning Small Winged BLACK ARRW Rockets...

Instead of fighters: Old US drones will launch winged Black Arrow missiles

Extend: US Air Force Special Operations Planning Small Winged BLACK ARRW Rockets from Leidos from MQ-9 Reaper, developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. This is written by the Defense One portal with reference to the head of the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), Lieutenant General Michael Konley. According to the officer, winged missiles are becoming smaller, so they can give old UAVs capabilities comparable to fighter capabilities.

"If you could use a combat helicopter, or MQ-9, or OA-1K, equipped with a small winged rocket, capable of flying four, five or 600 miles and hitting the target, it seems that the opportunity that the combat commander could use," he said in the Week Week west. Lieutenant General Connel stressed that previously AFSOC had usually had to work against opponents who have limited air defense.

However, even small groups, such as Juzit in Yemen, are now developing new strategies and tools to counteract more. This creates the need for new technologies. Leidos reported that the integration of the winged rocket into the current aircraft with a combat management system and a test at a state training ground with AFSOC crew is "not the same as a rented aircraft test for demonstration. " This requires a lot of inspections and security agreements.