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Air Force To Boost Production Of Heavily Used Munitions

Air Force To Boost Production Of Heavily Used Munitions
Airmen load a 2,000 pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a B-1B Lancer aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force plans to increase production of four precision-guided munitions to meet high demand from warfighters across the globe, a service official said Oct. 17.“Weapons are a big focus area right now across the Department of Defense, particularly those that are precision-type that we are utilizing so much of in the fight around the world today,” said Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, military deputy for the Air Force acquisition office, who spoke at an Air Force Association breakfast on…

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