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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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Good news!
To: MARKUSPRIME
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:16:31 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: MARKUSPRIME
Kim Jong Il is feeling just a wee bit ronerier today.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:17:21 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: MARKUSPRIME
To: MARKUSPRIME
Pretty airplane. And pretty frikkin' impressive as well!!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:18:01 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(It is by will alone I set my mind in motion...)
To: MARKUSPRIME; EveningStar; phantomworker; Dashing Dasher; najida; MikefromOhio; Millee; BJClinton; ..
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:18:17 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Damn! A JDAM strike from 50-thousand-feet! Holy smokies, Bullwinkle! That's entertainment!
DO you think this makes the mullahs nervous?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:19:25 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: MARKUSPRIME
Please educate one not in the know, would this be more kudo's to the Raptor or to the design of the munition?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:20:04 AM PDT
by
pghkevin
(Have you hugged your kids today? Have you thanked someone in the Military today?)
To: MARKUSPRIME
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.... Hot damn and G--damn for the JDAM!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:20:15 AM PDT
by
edpc
To: pissant
JDAM.......Just Damn!.........
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:20:17 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: MARKUSPRIME
... destroying a small ground target... And what was his name?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:20:22 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,401+ snide replies and counting!)
To: pghkevin
To: MARKUSPRIME
How many do we own of these? Enough to make a difference anywhere?
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:20:44 AM PDT
by
scannell
To: MARKUSPRIME
Now all we need is a Clinton to give it to China.
To: MARKUSPRIME
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:21:05 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunkport
(Left's reaction to "GODLESS": "They haven't hated a book this much since the Bible." (pissant))
To: pissant
But...but couldn't the money be spent better on healthcare and nutricious food for the children?
To: pghkevin
To the RAPTOR! Being able to hit a target from 24 miles away at 50k feet and at 1.5 Mach!.....AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:21:41 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
To: MARKUSPRIME
24 miles from 50,000 feet? The JDAM has a better glide slope than the space shuttle :)
Imagine how far it can throw a winged small diameter bomb.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:22:04 AM PDT
by
UNGN
(I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)
To: RexBeach
nah, they want to die anyway as a martyr. They have been giving out so many virgins in Muslim Heaven for so long now they must be down to the dogs and pigs.
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:22:24 AM PDT
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scannell
To: scannell
Just one of these can take out six F-16s............
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posted on
06/13/2006 10:22:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
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