ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO F/A-22
Given the success of the B-1 and B-52 bombers as loitering, rapid-response, interdiction platforms, perhaps USAF should consider the following: Configure a KC-135 to carry and launch Lockheed Martin MLRS/Polar rockets through two trapeze mechanisms (for redundancy) that would extend above or below...
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