>>518622477
>Not sure why.... smaller drone? No idea.
Submunition or cluster munition if you will.
They tend to be stackable.
>>518622885
>Isnt it better to try to make it multiple use remote control launching ordnance rather than 1 time use?
Yes and no.
It's a cheap way to handle the inventory of otherwise unuseable airframes.
Just patch them up enough for a last flight with a robo driver and turn it into a supersonic missile with a 5 tonne explosive payload.