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F-35A airplane completes first in-flight weapons release
Edwards AF Base, Usa - GBU-31 Joint direct Attack munition test mission
An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft, completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation fighter, Oct. 16. The flight was conducted by US Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips. The aircraft, known as AF-1, jettisoned an instrumented GBU-31 over the China Lake test range from the left internal weapons...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency