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An F-35B has successfully dropped an inert GBU-12 laser-guided bomb against a tank test target, the first time an F-35 has dropped a weapon on a ground target.
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The F-35B dropped the 500lb GBU-12 from an internal weapons bay at an altitude of 25,000ft after using its EOTS to identify, track, designate the weapon against a stationary tank on the Edwards Air Force Base Precision Impact Range.
The October 29 flight was piloted by Marine Corps test pilot Major Richard Rusnok.
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