Air Force interested in developing replacement for 'daisy cutter,' official says

LAUREL, Md. - The Air Force is gaining interest in a replacement for its dwindling supply of 15,000-pound BLU-82 "daisy cutter" bombs, a senior Air Force armaments official said Oct. 15. An already low supply of daisy cutters shrank further during Operation Enduring Freedom, as the C-130-released...

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