First weapons release for Australian F-35A

F-35A A35-002 at Luke AFB with its weapons bay open during the GBU-12 loading, prior to the aircraft’s first weapons release. Lockheed Martin ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II A35-002 has undertaken the first ever in-flight weapons release for the type in Australian service. A 500lb (227kg) GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bomb was employed by A35-002 during a sortie over the Barry M Goldwater Range (BMGR) west of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The milestone event occurred