Afghanistan Sees First

The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), used in combat for the first time in the Afghanistan conflict, is designed to dispense submunitions such as antipersonnel bomblets, antitank slugs and land mines. The bomb's guidance system is designed to make corrections for wide wind variations as the...

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