F-35 Hits Tank In First Drop Of Guided Bomb On A Target

An F-35 dropped a guided bomb on a stationary tank this week, marking the first time the Joint Strike Fighter has struck a target on the ground, the Pentagon said yesterday. <nitf-col value=""/> </nitf-table-metadata> The F-35B Marine Corps short-takeoff and vertical-landing (S...

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Published in:Defense Daily Vol. 260; no. 21
Main Author: McCarthy, Mike
Format: Newsletter Trade Publication Article
Language:English
Published: Potomac Access Intelligence, LLC 30.10.2013
Access Intelligence LLC
Subjects:
Fighter planes
Laser guided weapons
ISSN:0889-0404, 1930-644X
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Summary:An F-35 dropped a guided bomb on a stationary tank this week, marking the first time the Joint Strike Fighter has struck a target on the ground, the Pentagon said yesterday. <nitf-col value=""/> </nitf-table-metadata> The F-35B Marine Corps short-takeoff and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant of the fighter released a 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb against the tank during the test Tuesday in California's Mojave Desert. The GBU-12, however, was not carrying ordnance and therefore was not considered a live fire test, F-35 program spokesman Joe DellaVedova said.
ISSN:0889-0404
1930-644X