J-UCAS drops inert SDB in test

J-UCAS DROP: As expected, Boeing's X-45 Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems X-45A technology demonstrator has dropped a 250-pound inert Small Diameter Bomb. The vehicle released an unguided SDB while flying at 35,000 feet over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The drop of a guided munition is expected...

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