14 JULY 2017 NAS PATUXENT RIVER MD A/C N532TX TEXTRON AIRLAND SCORPION CESSNA Model 530 Flight#13 GBU-12 Safe Separation Testing. Pilot: Dan Hinson CoPilot: James Berman. USN Photo by Erik Hildebrandt VIRIN ID# UZ648 Project ID 170714-N-UZ648. For Public

12/26/2017

Textron Scorpion carrying a 500 lb GBU-12 Paveway II during recent weapons trials at NAS Patuxent River, MD. The Textron team achieved 100% mission completion rate during weapons system testing. 5 different configurations (LAU-131, HMP-400 Gun pods, GBU-12) were tested over 5 days, with the tests concluding 4 days early.

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