RAAF F-35A launches GBU-31 guided bombs for the first time

An Australian F-35A aircraft dropped two inert GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons for the first time on July 20, marking a ground-breaking step in the evolution of Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fifth-generation strike capability, the Australian Defence Ministry said on September 3. Read more

The Royal Australian Air Force took an important step towards making their F-35A Joint Strike Fighters combat ready when an Australian aircraft, A35-006, successfully dropped two inert GBU-31v3 guided bomb units on 20 July 2018
(Credit: Larone Thomas/Australian MoD)