America’s Loitering Radar-Hunting Missile is Due For a Comeback

December 18, 2021 Topic: Tacit-Rainbow Region: America Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: RadarTacit-RainbowU.S. Air Force

America’s Loitering Radar-Hunting Missile is Due For a Comeback

In hindsight, it’s clear that the Tacit Rainbow program was too riddled with failures and rampant politicking to have manifested in a successful weapon system, but the concept behind the weapon remains as viable today as ever. 

 

Only time will tell.

Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran who specializes in foreign policy and defense technology analysis. He holds a master’s degree in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

 

This article first appeared at Sandboxx News.

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