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GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

Lockheed Martin personnel load one of the first inert GBU-31 guided bombs into an Australian F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Photo by Larone Thomas.
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First Aussie F-35 bomb drops

12/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5752 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

An Australian F-35A aircraft dropped two inert GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons for the first time on 20

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