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Thursday, June 07, 2007

Boeing and Lockheed Martin Complete Successful SDB II First Flight


Small Diameter Bomb

Boeing and industry teammate Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first flight of the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II) weapon system May 22 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

The Boeing SDB weapon system family, which includes the all-weather, moving target SDB II weapon, quadruples the number of weapons an aircraft can carry, enabling aircrews to attack more targets on each sortie.

After an F-15E Strike Eagle launched the SDB II, the munition opened its control fins and wings and successfully completed its planned mission.

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