The F-15E has a new bunker buster added to its arsenal, the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator. The new weapon was tested at the Eglin Air Force Base range by the 96th Test Wing.
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A joint-direct-attack-munition (JDAM) tail kit from a GBU-31 was modified so that it would fit and guide the 5,000-pound weapon. The first weapons load, flight and release took place on Jul. 23.
The Strike Eagle’s existing bunker busting weapon is the laser-guided GBU-28. The new warhead of the GBU-72 is more lethal compared to the GBU-28, said James Culliton, GBU-72 Program Manager.
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