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

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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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NGC starts work to convert 4 EQ-4 Block 20 for SkyRange

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The Pentagon has given Northrop Grumman Corporation a task order to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigure four EQ-4 Block 20 aircraft for the SkyRange program.

An EQ-4 Global Hawk touches down on the runway during its final landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., July 29, 2021. The EQ-4 Global Hawk used the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to bridge communication in battle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand)

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