HELMAND, Afghanistan — A smart bomb has been used to destroy something that costs more than a smart bomb for the first time since the introduction of precision-guided munitions in 1968, sources confirmed today.
U.S. forces employed Hellfire laser-guided missiles to destroy five Taliban gun trucks as they prepared to attack Musa Qala, a district center in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
"We assess the value of these trucks that we destroyed as being about $200,000 a pop," Gen. Austin S. Miller, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, told reporters. "A Hellfire missile only costs $115,000. This was the most efficient strike we've seen in this war yet.
