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Old 6th Apr 2021, 06:42
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Originally Posted by pr00ne
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Interesting. The original JP233 programme was a joint effort between the UK and the USA, to arm Tornado GR1 and USAF F-111's various. As originally specced it WAS powered, to be a stand off weapon. When that was changed to free fall the US pulled out.
Then the USAF bought the French Durandal runway cratering bomb - Heyford F-111E's used them in Desert Storm
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