Dragon Cart is a palletized and disposable weapons module which is airdropped in order to deploy flying munitions, typically cruise missiles, from unmodified cargo planes. First developed by the Unite
A Dragon Cart module being loaded on a C-130 for airdrop
Rapid Dragon mission stages
Mass launch of a swarm of miniature decoys to accompany a Rapid Dragon airdrop (Air Force Research Laboratory concept illustration)
Lockheed Martin headquarters
The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces. It is a large, stealthy long-
Dragon Cart
…planes, such as C-130 or C-17 aircraft, to be temporarily repurposed as standoff bombers capable of mass launching any variant of long or short range AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles against land or naval targets. The size of the deployment boxes is configurable and ranges from 4 to 45 AGM-158B JASSM-ER (extended…
A JASSM detonates above a hardened target during tests.
Test launch in 2005 at White Sands
An F-35 in "Beast Mode" carrying the AGM-158C LRASM