
A key Senate panel wants the Air Force to brief the congressional defense committees on the status of the entire Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) program, which it says is approaching critical program milestones. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said in its fiscal year 2014 defense authorization report the briefings should include the current status of the SDB II test program, potential gaps in capabilities if SDB II testing were to be delayed, an examination of the mix of SDB…