Raptor releases JDAM during first 'follow-on' evaluation mission

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Raptor releases JDAM during first 'follow-on' evaluation mission

9/3/2005 - NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) -- Members of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here flew the first F/A-22 Raptor Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation mission Aug. 29, releasing Joint Direct Attack Munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range.

In one of the largest Raptor test phases to date, Air Force organizations are dedicating a large portion of the missions to validate air-to-ground capabilities of the aircraft.

“This test is the culmination of a tremendous effort by numerous organizations and will serve to provide Air Combat Command the best information possible on the air-to-ground capabilities of this aircraft,” said Col. Matt Black, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Detachment 6 commander.

As the overall agency charged with performing the evaluation, Det. 6 has divided testing on seven Raptors into three areas, Colonel Black said.

In one area, the Raptor will release JDAMs on the Utah range. Another evaluation will include firing live AIM-120 advance medium range air-to-air missiles at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The third will be a mission-level evaluation flown on the Nevada Test and Training Range.

Testing is scheduled to last through late fall.

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