Smaller Weapons Systems

Its important to know what your military is up to. They are using smaller smart bombs in an effort to limit "collateral damage."

WaPo: Amid outrage over civilian deaths in Pakistan, CIA turns to smaller missiles

Today, several small missiles are available to the agency, including the 21-inch Small Smart Weapon, created by Lockheed Martin. Weighing 35 pounds and having roughly the diameter of a coffee cup, the Scorpion, as it is now called, was designed to be launched from the Predator. It causes far less destruction than a Hellfire, and it can be fitted with four different guidance systems that allow it to home in on targets as small as a single person, in complete darkness, according to U.S. officials familiar with the missile.