Laser Attack
The first combat use of a GBU-54, 500-lb. Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition—which was developed and tested in a blazing 17-month program—destroyed a “moving enemy vehicle” in Diyala Province, Iraq, on Aug. 12, say U.S. Air Force officials at Joint Base Balad. For additional accuracy and position...
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