Raytheon UK Unveils UK-Developed Red Kite Glide Bomb

Red Kite

Raytheon's new small-diameter bomb (SDB).

Credit: Raytheon
FARNBOROUGH–Raytheon UK has unveiled a domestically developed derivative of its parent company's StormBreaker small-diameter bomb (SDB). The company’s Red Kite glide bomb uses the same airframe as the U.S.-made weapon, but incorporates 95% UK content, including the seeker, warhead and mission system...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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