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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. (Courtesy illustration)
| Date Taken: | 03.20.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2013 14:22 |
| Photo ID: | 899270 |
| VIRIN: | 110309-F-ZZ999-785 |
| Resolution: | 1050x687 |
| Size: | 399.38 KB |
| Location: | EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US |
| Web Views: | 349 |
| Downloads: | 53 |
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