Rapid Dragon (missile system) - Wikipedia
WEBRapid Dragon is a palletized and disposable weapons module which is airdropped in order to deploy flying munitions, typically cruise missiles, from unmodified cargo planes.
RAPID DRAGON – Air Force Research Laboratory
WEBwhat is rapid dragon? Rapid Dragon is the Air Force Strategic Development Planning & Experimentation (SDPE) office’s Palletized Effects campaign that explores the feasibility and operational advantages of airdropping palletized effects from existing airlift aircraft (C-130 and C-17) without requiring modifications to the aircraft.
Air Force tests Rapid Dragon missile system on China’s doorstep
WEBJul 26, 2023 · Sometime during the week, a freighter conducted a test of the Air Force’s Rapid Dragon, a unique system that launches long-range cruise missiles from cargo planes by first dropping them by...
USAF’s Rapid Dragon completes final flight test - Air Force …
WEBDec 17, 2021 · The US Air Force’s (USAF) Rapid Dragon programme has successfully completed its final flight test at the Eglin Air Force Base Overwater Test Range. For this flight test conducted on 16 December, USAF tested a current inventory cruise missile equipped with a live warhead.
Rapid Dragon conducts palletized munition demonstration using ...
WEBNov 29, 2021 · U.S. Air Force personnel load a Rapid Dragon deployment system onto an MC-130J aircraft ahead of an airdrop. Rapid Dragon is compatible with standard airlift inventory systems and provides a roll-on, roll-off capability with no aircraft modifications.
WEBThrough the Rapid Dragon Program, AFRL’s SDPE and its partners (Air Force Futures, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Mobility Command, and industry partners) are progressing to powered-flight within 24 months in a four-phased approach.
Rapid Dragon top overall winner in Aviation Week Program …
WEBDec 19, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFRL) – Lockheed Martin and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, or SDPE, received top honors for the Rapid Dragon Palletized Munitions campaign at the Aviation Week Network 2023 Program Excellence Awards, announced Nov. 8, 2023. Raytheon’s work on the SDPE Air ...
Rapid Dragon’s first live fire test of a Palletized Weapon System ...
WEBDec 16, 2021 · EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, successfully completed its final flight test December 16 at the Eglin AFB Overwater Test Range.
Watch this US Air Force cargo plane launch a cruise missile in …
WEBNov 10, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has for the first time in an overseas test used its Rapid Dragon system, in which cruise missiles on pallets are launched from the back of a mobility...
Rapid Dragon conducts first system-level demonstration of palletized ...
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Rapid Dragon could ultimately lead to a roll-on, roll-off system that transforms mobility aircraft into lethal strike platforms that augment the strike capacity of tactical fighters and strategic bombers.