A VX-23 F/A-18F carries GBU-53/B Stormbreakers on BRU-55 ejector racks during a recent test.
Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy is prepared now to field the Raytheon GBU-53/B Stormbreaker on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, adding a new, all-weather strike option to the carrier-based fighter. The 250-lb. Munition—also known as Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB-II)—reached the early operational capability...
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