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Raptor hits bulls eye on Mach 1.5 bomb run
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., June 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter jet scored a direct hit with precision-guided bomb during a recent high-altitude, supersonic test flight. The milestone test announced Monday was called the highest and fastest delivery of a JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) ever carried out and involved a Raptor screaming along at Mach 1.5 at an altitude of 50,000 feet. The test saw a 1,000-pound Mk-83 JDAM dropped from 24 miles away use Global Positioning Satellite signals to zero in on what was termed in a news release as a "small ground target." A similar JDAM bomb was used in the precision attack that killed al-Qaida's Abu al-Zaqawi last week. Beautiful pictures removed by mod because they blew page formatting. Sorry Posted by: DanNY 2006-06-13 |
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