The US tests the “Rapid Dragon” guided bomb system on the Arctic borders with Russia
A US special forces unit has stepped up its operations inside the Arctic Circle, Norway, admitting it wants to attract Russia's attention by testing a new experimental weapons delivery system. This is the “Rapid Dragon” system, a system that is capable of transforming any transport aircraft equipped with a rear loading platform into a precision bomber.
The provocation of testing the weapon close to Russia is perfectly intentional. "It puts this weapon within range of Russia," said Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Melnicoff, of Special Operations Command Europe, of the new long-range parachute-launched missile that was tested. "We are intentionally trying to be provocative without generating an escalation"
"We are trying to dissuade Russian aggression, expansionist behavior by showing the enhanced capabilities of the allies," he added in comments released to the military magazine Stripes. The experimental weapon system and program is called Rapid Dragon, and on Wednesday it was successfully tested at the Norwegian space polygon in Andoya, which is the main weapons testing site in the far north of the country.
Rapid Dragon is a new method of launching cruise missiles that begins by parachuting a long-range missile from the back of a C-130 aircraft. A guided missile is then dropped during the descent of the large crate containing the projectile which can be assembled so that the release carries more guided bombs, as the video showed. This is perfect for launching a large number of precision bombs using also aircraft normally used as transports, such as the C-130 or the C-27 Spartan or the C5 Supergalaxy.
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