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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Navy F-35 fighter drops first bomb

F-35C Lightning IIThe aircraft-carrier variant of the new F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has dropped its first bomb, program officials said Oct. 25.

During an Oct. 21 flight over an Atlantic test range, the F-35C’s pilot released an inert, 500-pound Paveway II laser-guided bomb from an internal weapons bay. The aircraft became the last of the three F-35 variants to complete such a “weapons separation” test.

The U.S. Navy plans to begin testing the F-35C aboard an aircraft carrier in 2014. Compared to the Air Force F-35A and the Marine Corps F-35B, the F-35C has larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand the demanding launches and landings of an aircraft-carrier environment.

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