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Navy And Raytheon Test StormBreaker SDM II On F-35B, Moves To Next Phase

Tuesday, September 20th, 2022

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Navy And Raytheon Test StormBreaker SDM II On F-35B, Moves To Next Phase

The StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II. (Photo: Raytheon)

The Navy and Raytheon Technologies [RTX] conducted two StormBreaker smart weapon guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B, allowing it to move to the next phase of weapon capability testing, the company said on Sept. 19. The two StormBreakers were deployed within 30 minutes of each other, successfully released at 0.9 Mach and performed required flight behaviors. Raytheon underscored this was the fastest release of the weapon so far from an F-35. StormBreaker is another name for the 204-pound GBU-53/B…

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