Warplanes: November 13, 2000

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targets up to 80 miles away.--Stephen V Cole

The Extended Range Guided Munition successfully dispensed its submunitions during an unguided flight test at Yuma Proving Grounds. This is a critical step in the development process; if the submunitions are not successfully ejected in the desired pattern, the weapon will not be effective. The first test of the guidance system (a considerably