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    A-10 fires first-ever laser-guided rocket [Image 2 of 3]

    A-10 fires first-ever laser-guided rocket

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, 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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.20.2013
    Date Posted: 04.02.2013 14:21
    Photo ID: 899269
    VIRIN: 130320-F-OC707-012
    Resolution: 3000x2006
    Size: 2.8 MB
    Location: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US

    Web Views: 115
    Downloads: 20

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