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Subject: Laser Maverick On Target
Softwar    11/5/2007 1:00:46 PM
Aviation Week & Space Technology
11/05/2007, page 20

The U.S. Air Force is acknowledging it has used the new Raytheon laser-guided Maverick missile in combat for the first time. The first use from a USAF aircraft, on June 14, 2007, employed a laser-guided Maverick procured by the Navy, which has been using the weapon in U.S. Central Command. USAF is employing the weapon on its A-10s to support operations in Iraq. The weapon is especially useful for precision strikes against targets in urban areas. A U.S. Marine Corps air strike neutralized sniper activity from a clock tower in a marketplace, and this image shows how the weapon is able to localize damage. USAF is now in talks with Raytheon to buy some of the weapons for its own use.


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Softwar       11/5/2007 1:01:17 PM
 
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reefdiver       12/1/2007 12:34:26 PM
Fabulous - didn't totally destroy the building (and thus anger a whole lot of people), but left a big hole to remind people....
 
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