The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to implementing a game-changing capability that will ensure its combat superiority – the recent live fire test that concluded the flights' demonstrations of this ...

The American Air Force Rapid Dragon program, subsequently labeled Dragon Cart, evolved into a Program of Record and enabled cargo aircraft able to deploy palletized cruise missiles by 2027. The ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has hit a target with a cruise missile launched from the ramp of a cargo aircraft for the first time as part of its Rapid Dragon programme. The service deployed a cruise ...

A HC-130J Combat King takes off from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a live-fire test of its "Rapid Dragon" ...

Airmen and riggers with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron load a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System aboard an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on 13 December, ...

A program between the U.S. defense industry and several military customers called Rapid Dragon allows for delivery of munitions from non-combat aircraft. A standard cargo version of the palletized ...

The US Air Force (USAF) Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, in association with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Det 1, has successfully ...