USAF may configure F-22 bomb bay for eight small bombs

AIR COMBAT COMMAND, Hampton, Va. - The U.S. Air Force is considering a future modification to the F-22's internal bomb bay that would allow it to carry eight miniaturized munitions, doubling what the fighter could carry in its existing configuration. The F-22 can carry two 1,000-pound bombs in its...

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