Posted on Feb 25, 2015
SSG Norman Lihou
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Air Force F-15 Eagle recently destroyed a moving –model T-72 tank during a live-fire test of the Small Diameter Bomb II at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., service leaders said.

“Just this month we had a successful live fire mission. It was an F-15E that targeted a moving T-72 tank surrogate. We’re still analyzing the data to get the details of it but the visual indicated it was a direct hit,” Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, military deputy for Air Force acquisition, told Military​.com in an interview.

The test earlier this month was the final live fire mission required for the developmental weapons program to move toward what’s called a “Milestone C” full rate production decision, she added.


Read more: http://defensetech.org/2015/02/25/small-diameter-bomb-ii-completes-live-fire-test-destroying-t-72-tank/#ixzz3SoWR2lzW
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SGT William Howell
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Wow with a T-72. Wait! Can't a A-10 do the same thing with a gun run? Why have they not tested it on a T-90. Seems pretty stupid weapon to me.
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