New F-16 bomb racks said to double smart firepower

The U.S. Air Force plans to load new bomb racks on its Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50s in an effort to double the jets' smart munitions payload without shortening their 390 nautical mile range. The technology is being developed for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor internal weapons bay, said Maj. Scott...

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