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An F/A-22 Raptor pilot flying at 30,000 feet dropped a satellite-guided GBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, successfully hitting its designated ground target on the ranges at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California. This developmental test, conducted in September, marked the first complete mission demonstration of the Raptor's air-to-ground attack capability. A guided AIM-120 air-to-air missile launch against two drones was also accomplished in September. The missile, which passed within lethal range of the intended target, was credited with a kill. In early September, separation tests were successfully completed with an AIM-9 missile at 40,000 feet, a JDAM at 5,000 feet, and two external fuel tanks at 5,000 feet.
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