Raytheon, US Air Force complete series of SDB II test flights

Raytheon Company and the U.S. Air Force concluded a series of test flights with the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) culminating in direct hits on targets moving at operationally representative speeds.

Earlier supporting tests were performed in a multitude of different environments and scenarios, key to maturing seeker algorithms and validating the weapon's aerodynamic performance.

All test flights helped reinforce the system's capability to satisfy a critical warfighter need.

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