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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Boeing JDAM Scores Direct Hit in Extended Range Tests
Two Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons, each equipped with an Australian-designed and -built modular wing kit, were successfully released from a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet during recent flight tests. Photo Credit: Royal Australian Air Force.



Flying at 20,000 feet over the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia, a RAAF F/A-18 released the 500-pound Mk-82 JDAM Extended Range (ER) weapons and scored a direct hit on their respective targets.

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