USAF Tests Palletized Munition System In Pacific

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 tests the Rapid Dragon system in 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has conducted a successful test of the Rapid Dragon pallet system as part of its massive exercise across the Pacific, as the command wants to include the system in all of its planning. The command, when asked about the Rapid Dragon’s involvement in the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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