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    A-10 fires first-ever laser-guided rocket

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    03.20.2013

    Photo by Samuel King Jr.              

    96th Test Wing

    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. (Courtesy illustration)

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    Date Taken: 03.20.2013
    Date Posted: 04.02.2013 14:22
    Photo ID: 899270
    VIRIN: 110309-F-ZZ999-785
    Resolution: 1050x687
    Size: 399.38 KB
    Location: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA, US

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