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2RHPZ
10-02-2004, 02:30 AM
General Atomics has begun a series of flight tests to clear the use of the JDAM, Hellfire and Small Diameter Bomb on it's Predator MQ-9B UAV, following the succesful completion of drop tests of the 230kg GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bomb at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons test site in California. The GBU-12 was interfaced with the UAV using an adapted version of the BRU-15A bomb rack used on the LM P-3C Orion.

Flight International 14-20 Sept 04

szr
10-02-2004, 03:21 AM
Very nice. Is there any info on the relative explosive power of the Small Diameter Bomb vs. a 500 pounder for instance?