First in-flight weapons release for F-35A
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A 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is jettisoned from the F-35A
The first in-flight weapons release for the F-35A took place over the China Lake test range
The first in-flight weapons release for the F-35A
The F-35A was piloted by U.S. Air Force Major Eric “Doc” Shultz
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After strapping on its missiles in February shortly after its first night flight, the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35A, completed its first in-flight weapons release on October 16 in a flight conducted over the China Lake test range in California.
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