Loading StormBreaker on the F-15E takes more time compared to other munitions

Loading the GBU-53/B StormBreaker on the F-15E takes more time compared to other munitions due to the requirement to load encrypted communication information into the bomb’s computer.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron takes off at Nellis Air Force Base carrying Small Diameter Bombs II to drop during WSEP West at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Lewis)

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