Seoul, Feb 28 2006 (Korea Newswire)--
An F-15K, built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for the Republic of
Korea Air Force (ROKAF), simultaneously dropped three Mk-82
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) during testing at
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., scoring three direct hits.
"These were the first guided releases of JDAM from an F-15K
and they all went extremely well," said John Heilmann, F-15K
program manager. "Whether it's air-to-air, air-to-sea, or in
this case air-to-ground, the F-15K is living up to its
billing as the world's most capable multi-role fighter."
The Mk-82 JDAM releases are part of an integration program
that will certify the F-15K to carry up to 12 Mk-82 (500
lb.) JDAMs on the aircraft's conformal fuel tank pylon
stations. The F-15K will be the first F-15 variant anywhere
to have this capability.
For the test, three JDAMs were released simultaneously from
an F-15K at Mach 0.9 at an altitude of approximately 20,000
feet, hitting their ground-based target points within an
average 2.1 meters.
The F-15K can perform missions day or night, in virtually
any weather carrying more than 23,000 pounds of payload,
including the JDAM, Harpoon Block II, Standoff Land Attack
Munition Expanded Response (SLAM ER), Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missile and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles.
Korea has received the first four of 40 F-15K for the ROKAF
with the remainder of the fighters being delivered through
August 2008. The first two aircraft were delivered last
October during the Seoul Air Show.
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