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The 411th Flight Test Squadron at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, began integration testing of the F-22 and the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb, or SDB, in February. The 250-pound class GBU-39 is a low-cost, standoff, next-generation, precision-strike weapon guided by an inertial navigation system with global positioning system updates. Integrating the F-22’s stealth and speed and the autonomous standoff capability of the GBU-39 enables the Raptor pilot to release an SDB more than sixty nautical miles from the target. The F-22 can carry eight SDBs and two AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles in its internal weapons bay. Future F-22 integration tests include SDB separation tests.
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