US Air Force, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: An F/A-22 Raptor flying at supersonic speed dropped its first 1,000-pound guided Joint Direct Attack Munition over the range here.
Since July, Raptor program have flown seven JDAM supersonic separation test missions under a variety of conditions. The aim is to prove the JDAM can safely separate from the aircraft. But none of the previous tests used a JDAM guidance system.
“This was the first Raptor supersonic guided JDAM. The first one to guide to a target,” said Maj. John Teichert, the 411th Flight Test Squadron's test pilot for the mission.
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