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F-35 Completes First Airborne Weapons Separation

Friday, August 17th, 2012

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Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35B Joint Strike Fighter variant accomplished a significant milestone recently by successfully releasing a munition in flight, according to a company statement. The F-35B, which is the Marine Corps’ short takeoff and landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35, released an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) separation weapon in an Atlantic Ocean test range while traveling at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 feet. The release was the first time for any version of…

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