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Old 5th Aug 2021, 19:35
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I know it’s Wikipedia but….

“The RAF's first laser designators were Westinghouse Electric CorporationPave Spike pods fitted to Blackburn Buccaneers which entered service in 1979.[1] However as these were limited to daylight use, the Ministry of Defence initiated studies for a new laser designator.[1] The first operational use of LGBs by the UK's armed forces were the RAF Harrier attacks on Argentine forces during the Falklands War. However, laser designation for these attacks was carried out by a forward air controller using a ground designator.[1]

Ref 1 Ripley, Tim (October 2000). "Laser Bombers". Airforces Monthly. Key Publishing.“

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