Belgium to arm its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker guided bombs
The U.S. State Department has announced the approval of Belgium’s request for a potential sale of RTX GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) precision-guided munitions.
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RTX’s StormBreaker goes 14 for 14 from the F-35C in U.S. Navy flight tests
RTX tests StormBreaker across four separate platforms, with three services, for 28 total flight tests in 2023.
Italy to buy more StormBreaker bombs, AMRAAM missiles for F-35 fighters
The United States Department of State has approved two potential sales of advanced aerial armament packages to the Italian Republic, aimed at equipping its Lockheed Martin F-35A/B Lightning II multirole fighters.
RTX awarded USD 345 million to deliver StormBreaker smart weapons to the US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon, an business, a USD 345 million contract to produce and deliver more than 1,500 StormBreaker smart weapons.
U.S. Navy fields StormBreaker smart weapon on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Raytheon, an RTX business, announced that the U.S. Navy has fielded the company’s StormBreaker smart weapon on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Norway to arm F-35 aircraft with StormBreaker guided bombs
On June 28, the US Department of State announced the approval for the potential sale of Raytheon GBU-53/B StormBreaker bombs to Norway.
Integration of StormBreaker and F-35 moving ahead
The U.S. Navy conducted two StormBreaker smart weapon guided test vehicle releases from an F-35B Lightning II at 0.9 Mach.