F-35B test aircraft BF-03 completed the first aerial weapons release for any variant of the aircraft on August 8th, 2012. BF-03 dropped an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic test range from an internal weapons bay. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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News: F-35 completes first airborne weapons separation [2012-08-08]
The F-35 Lightning II accomplished a significant test milestone August, 8 when the aircraft successfully released a weapon in flight.
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