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The weapons will equip the Italian F-35 fleet, with the AIM-120C-8 possibly being a temporary solution until the Meteor BVRAAM is integrated on the 5th gen aircraft.
The 250-lb. Munition also known as Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB-II) reached the early operational capability milestone with the Navy in October.