SDB Direct Attack Upgrade Ready For Use

USAF Air Combat Command has approved the use of the Block 9 upgrade for the Boeing Small Diameter Bomb. The improvement includes software designed to improve the direct-attack attributes of the 250-lb., GPS-guided weapon. SDB was originally designed for about 40 mi. of standoff. The flight profile...

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