May 14, 2022: The U.S. Air Force and Navy have developed a cheap alternative to the torpedo called Quicksink. This weapon uses a modified version of the JDAM kits that turn an inexpensive unguided ...

December 15, 2025: In September the USAF successfully operated with Norwegian forces in the Norwegian Sea to test the Quicksink maritime weapon system in a realistic combat situation. The test ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing integrated a B-2 Spirit into a long-range scenario over Norway to trial AFRL’s QUICKSINK—an affordable, precision maritime strike weapon.

The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit carried out a QUICKSINK demonstration during the second SINKEX (Sinking Exercise) of RIMPAC 2024. This marks the very first time a B-2 Spirit has been publicly reported ...

After a stunning live-fire demonstration in the Gulf of Mexico, America’s new QUICKSINK bomb, a fast-moving Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, is ready to target China’s vast armada of ...

The US Air Force has released video of a ship being ripped in half to demonstrate its new Quicksink weapon, which turns an inexpensive dumb bomb into a precision anti-ship missile – and which lives up ...

The B-2 Spirit would be able to employ up to 80 500 lb QUICKSTRIKE weapons, holding at risk multiple targets in a maritime environment. The U.S Air Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ...

In a calculated show of precision lethality, the US Air Force has successfully tested a new 500-pound variant of its Quicksink maritime strike weapon, dropping it from a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. military is developing its own anti-ship capabilities to counter threats in the Indo-Pacific, particularly from China’s advanced anti-ship ballistic missiles like the ...

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GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions are shown on the flight line prior to being loaded into a B-2 Spirit aircraft at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 28, 2025. The loading operations were a ...

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has demonstrated the ability of air-dropped bombs to sink ships with the effectiveness of a submarine-launched torpedo at a fraction of the cost. On April ...