B-1B with Sniper pod drops GBU-38 in Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force has now used its B-1B fitted with an advanced targeting pod in combat operations for the first time. The service reports that a B-1B fitted with the Sniper laser targeting pod delivered a GBU-38 during a mission in Afghanistan Aug. 4. The bomber belonged to the 34th Expeditionary...

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