10 Sep 2003

On This Day in History /
2003: A B-2A successfully dropped 80 independently targeted JDAM GBU-38 “smart” munitions against 80 separate targets at the Utah Test and Training Range to test a new Smart Bomb Rack Assembly (SBRA). The SBRA allowed the B-2 to carry, target, release, and control up to 80 GPS-guided weapons rather than its normal load of 16 weapons.
The B-2A released all 80 weapons in a single 22‑second pass, with each JDAM following its assigned flight path to hit its designated target. The weapons were released from four Boeing‑designed smart bomb racks equipped with software to control release intervals. (USAF Image)