SDB II developmental test stretches into 2018 as Raytheon resolves issues

By Rachel Cohen / November 15, 2017 at 11:46 AM
The Air Force and Raytheon are working out issues discovered during developmental testing for Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II and expect that phase will last into next year, a service spokeswoman said earlier this month. "During developmental test, we identified technical discoveries that are typical of complex weapon development," Air Force spokeswoman Jodi Ames told Inside Defense Nov. 1. "Examples of discoveries include the aft fairing and seeker ballast screw, software timing issues, stationary target performance in normal attack mode,...

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