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Brian Everstine
February 19, 2026
Stormbreaker Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability (IOC), more than two years after clearing it for early use. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) in an announcement said IOC was recently declared following…
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