The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from its intended target. The 2.75 diameter, 35-pound, laser-guided rocket is known as the fixed-wing Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II. Before the Thunderbolt test, the rocket had proved effective in Afghanistan combat operations when fired from Marine helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Date Taken: | 03.20.2013 |
Date Posted: | 04.02.2013 14:21 |
Photo ID: | 899269 |
VIRIN: | 130320-F-OC707-012 |
Resolution: | 3000x2006 |
Size: | 2.8 MB |
Location: | EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 128 |
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