Phase II EGBU-15 in first flight test

First flight test of a GBU-15 glide bomb with a more effective warhead and a GPS/INS system was conducted Aug. 16 at Eglin AFB, Fla., Raytheon Co. said yesterday. Video of the test indicates that the objective - to fly autonomously using the Global Positioning System-aided Inertial Navigation System...

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