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A program between the U.S. defense industry and several military customers called Rapid Dragon allows for delivery of munitions from non-combat aircraft.
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to demonstrate its ‘Rapid Dragon' missile launch capability in November 2023, the command's acquisition executive, Jim Smith, said at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida, on 9 May. The weapon is to be launched .
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The Chinese military leaders appear to be alarmed by the novel tactics employed by the US Air Force (USAF). In particular, the USAF's efforts to launch cruise missiles out of cargo aircraft have been perceived as a worrying development by military experts in China.