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Saturday, July 19, 2008

F-22 Raptor performs first supersonic SDB drop

On July 11, the 411th Flight Test Squadron passed a milestone as an F-22 Raptor travelling at supersonic speed dropped a GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb for the first time.

The first supersonic SDB drop was part of a safe separation test currently being performed to integrate the bomb with the F-22.

The SDB is a 250-pound class precision guided munition capable of destroying high-priority stationary targets from Air Force fighters and bombers from stand-off distances.

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