Four U.S. Marine F-35B Lighting II dropped seven GBU-32 500-pound guided bombs on targets floating off the coast of Western Luzon in the South China Sea in a first-of-its-kind bilateral exercise. Using intelligence from Philippine Navy and Air Force drones, the two commanders and their staff relayed orders to a C-130 orbiting near the exercise area that hosted the aviation command element. From there, this element passed the necessary targeting information to four F-35B from the “Black Sheep” Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214.
25 июн 2024