Balad F-16s unleash new weapon against mobile insurgent targets

Coalition air forces in Iraq unleashed a new precision guided weapon against anti-Iraqi forces August 12. Two F-16 pilots with the 77th EFS executed the first-ever combat deployment of an GBU-54 Laser JDAM against a moving enemy vehicle in Diyala Province. The GBU-54 is the U.S. Air Force's newest 500-pound precision weapon, equipped with a special targeting system that uses a combination of GPS and laser guidance to accurately engage and destroy moving targets. "This employment first represents a great step in our Air Force's ability to deliver precise effects across the spectrum of combat," said Lt. Gen. Gary North,...

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