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F-22 RAPTOR SCORES DIRECT HIT IN TESTING OF SUPERSONIC, HIGH-ALTITUDE JDAM DROP(50,000ft.drop)
lockheedmartin.com ^
Posted on 06/13/2006 10:15:56 AM PDT by MARKUSPRIME
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter, flying at a speed of Mach 1.5 and an altitude of 50,000 feet, released a GPS-aided Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a range of 24 nautical miles, destroying a small ground target in the F-22's fastest and highest JDAM delivery yet.This was another milestone testing event for the Combined Test Force of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force pilots who conducted the joint developmental and operational test in early May at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., using a 1,000-pound Mk-83 JDAM with live warhead supplied by Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The ability to release a munition at supersonic speeds and standoff ranges greatly enhances the aircrew's survivability against heavily defended targets.We've already demonstrated the airplane's ability to operate with virtual impunity in the air-to-air realm and have had many successful JDAM deliveries previously, but successfully attacking a ground target at this speed, altitude and standoff range with a live weapon shows that to be true in the air-to-ground mission as well, said pilot Lt. Col. Raymond Buzz Toth following the test. The Raptor is ready to fight and is uniquely capable of supporting Air Force and Joint Command objectives against any enemy.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: f22raptor; gbu32; jdam; lockheedmartin; miltech; usaf
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To: MARKUSPRIME
24 nautical miles, well.. damn!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:23:33 AM PDT
by
Andy28
(Proud US Army DEP'er, shipping in June. Hooah!)
To: RexBeach
"Damn! A ^ pinpoint ^ JDAM strike from 50-thousand-feet! A minor but salient point. Hope you don't mind my "fixing" the statement.
To: MARKUSPRIME
To: Red Badger
Destined for a "safe house" in an iraqi neighborhood.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:25:05 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: scannell
"How many do we own of these? Enough to make a difference anywhere?" Well realize (if specs have not changed) this puppy can Cruise at Mach 1. That means no afterburners which means much greater range then say an f16 or an f15.
That alone combined with the stealth capabilities puts it in a class by itself. It makes the old stealth fighter look like a prop trainer plane.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:25:15 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
To: RexBeach
Fidel Castro's nightmare..
To: MARKUSPRIME
That is one big bomb to release at supersonic speed.
I wonder how fast they can fly and release the 2,000 lb. version?
cc: Ahmadinejad, Assad, Kim
To: Eagles Talon IV
Well, since most "poor" people are fat already, I say the guns and butter program is more than working now. ;o)
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:26:16 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: MARKUSPRIME
What's the explosive potential of the JDAM? Is that equivalent to what al-Zarqawi received via air-mail?
To: MARKUSPRIME
Sweet Bird
JDAM.
Just, DAMN!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:26:55 AM PDT
by
jw777
To: pissant
"safe house"....we have a new oxymoron.........
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:27:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: Red Badger
I thought the Tomahawk could already beat this from a greater distance without risking s pilot or an airplane. I'm not pooh poohing the Raptor, but there are other ways already. It is time to replace the F-15( even though it's never been shot down in combat), but a drone or a missile would be cheaper.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:27:22 AM PDT
by
chuckles
To: MARKUSPRIME
Kewl!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:27:40 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(I don't do drugs. I get the same effect just standing up fast.)
To: Red Badger
Kinda like "patriotic democrat"?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:27:44 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: MARKUSPRIME
Plenty of opportunities for further testing:
How much per copy for one of these F22's?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:28:02 AM PDT
by
Hat-Trick
(Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
To: Cletus.D.Yokel
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:28:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: SteveMcKing
Now all we need is a Clinton to give it to China.Don't worry, if she gets in, she will. And China is probably padding her election coffers in anticipation......
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:28:53 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(I don't do drugs. I get the same effect just standing up fast.)
To: pissant
Destined for a "safe house" in an iraqi neighborhood.Make that "the bedroom window of a safe house".
To: chuckles
All of our cruise missile can easily,but its nice to have a feature like this on an air dominace fighter. Never know when you have to take out SAM's.
To: MARKUSPRIME
I was about to post "how do you defend against that!" but then I remembered. Defeating the F-22 is actually very simple. You simply take a video camera to the site of the JDAMings until you find some collateral damage (the uglier the better). Then you provide said video footage to CNN and send a check to MoveOn.org to help the fund the organized protest that will soon follow. Rinse and repeat.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:29:26 AM PDT
by
Pookee
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