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B-52 Stratofortress has conventional rotary launcher installed

A U.S. B-52 Bomber sits on a flightline with a newly installed conventional rotary launcher installed in its bomb bay, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 17, 2017. The CRL will allow the B-52 to carry more smart bombs in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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B-52 Stratofortress has conventional rotary launcher installed

U.S. Airman with the 69th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, load smart bombs for the first time on the conventional rotary launcher of a B-52 Stratofortress, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 11, 2017. The CRL upgrade of the B-52's will allow it to carry more smart bombs in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (courtesy photo)
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B-52 Stratofortress has conventional rotary launcher installed

Three conventional rotary launchers wait to be transported and installed in U.S. B-52 Stratofortress', assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 9, 2017. The CRL upgrade of the B-52's will allow it to carry more smart bombs in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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B-52 Stratofortress has conventional rotary launcher installed

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsie Malloy (left) and Tech. Sgt. Dustin Hyden, both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, prepare a new conventional rotary launcher for transport to be installed in a B-52 Stratofortress at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 9, 2017. The CRL upgrade of the B-52's will allow it to carry more smart bombs in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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BREAKING: New Block 5 MQ-9 debuts in combat

The new Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper is loaded with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb and a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition April 13, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. On 23 June, 2017, the latest version of the MQ-9 Reaper, the Block 5 variant, was successfully flown in combat in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircrew flew a sortie of over 16 hours with a full payload of weapons including GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. During the mission, the crew employed one GBU-38 and two Hellfires while providing hours of armed reconnaissance for supported ground forces. The Block 5 is equipped with improved electrical and communications systems which provides better software and hardware upgrades for future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Clausen)
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