U.S. Navy employs Low Collateral Damage Bomb in Iraq combat
The U.S. Navy has used its new Low Collateral Damage Bomb (LCDB) for the first time in combat. The first use, recorded during a strike July 27, pitted the modified 500-pound weapon against a group of insurgents planting an improvised explosive device along a convoy route in Iraq. Forward air...
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