Three GBU-31 bombs are ready to be loaded onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on Mar. 11, 2017. Photo via DoD
Task & Purpose: How Many Air Force Bombs Dropped On ISIS In Iraq And Syria Were ‘Duds’?
In the three years since President Barack Obama first declared war on ISIS, the U.S-led multinational coalition has dropped tens of thousands of bombs on enemy targets across Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. But for several months after the Pentagon initiated airstrikes against the terror group, a significant number of U.S. munitions were considered “duds” — and the Air Force’s anti-ISIS strategy may have been to blame.
That’s according to data presented by Maj. Brian Baker of the U.S. Air Force Regional Plans and Posture Division at the National Defense Industry Association’s Precision Strike Annual Review on March 29. Air Force records presented by Baker indicated that somewhere between 11% and 19% of the munitions deployed against ISIS from August to November 2014 “failed” due to lower-than-expected impact angles or fuze delays.
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WNU Editor: The answer is 11% to 19% .... or around 4,400 bombs dropped that are considered "duds".
