Days after rushed upgrade, F-14Ds use first JDAMs in battle

U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcats deployed in combat already are using Joint Direct Attack Munitions [JDAM] in combat only weeks after receiving the all-weather capability bombs through an accelerated upgrade program. On March 1, a F-14D destroyed an Iraqi target using a single, 2,000-pound JDAM, which is an...

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