US Air Force (Air Force) is needed high-precision weapons for confrontation with Russia and China. The former pilot of the US Air Force, the analyst of the Mitchell Institute Mark Ganzinger found a means against enemy remedies. It is reported by Flight Global.
At the Institute of Mitchell noted that the Joint Direct Attack MUNITION system (JDAM) has insufficient effectiveness. A set of equipment that turns free-free bombs into adjustable ammunition will not be able to withstand modern means of anti-aircraft and missile defense.
Ganzinger emphasizes that the American Air Force is required medium-range winged rockets. Ammunition that can affect the range of ranges from 90 to 460 kilometers will allow carrier aircraft not to enter the lesion zone. Also, the new rocket family should be low. It will provide an opportunity to effectively affect mobile goals.
The publications suggested that in a potential conflict, the effectiveness of stealth aircraft with a melee weapon will decrease. The reserves of AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (Jassm) will make unoblective aircraft.
In September, the US Air Force Minister Frank Kendall spoke about the construction of five low-rise bombers B-21 Raider. The first aircraft will rise to the sky in 2022. The plane will be able to carry Rockets AGM-158.
In August, the DRIVE edition called the advantage of the B-52 Stratofortress bomber in front of the Russian Tu-160, Tu-95ms and Tu-22m3. It is characterized by a combination of strategic and tactical weapons.