A B-2 Spirit drops inert Joint Direct Attack Munitions over the Utah Testing and Training Range at Hill Air Force Base. The bomber will soon add the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb to its weaponry. (US Air Force photo)
Military.com: Nuclear Gravity Bomb Completes First Qual Tests on B-2 Bomber
The B61-12 guided nuclear gravity bomb has gone through its first series of tests on the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
The Air Force, together with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, earlier this month released a B61-12 non-nuclear test assembly from the Spirit. The kit included a NNSA-designed bomb assembly and the Air Force's acquired tail-kit to be used on the B61-12 variant of the bomb, according to a Department of Energy release.
"These qualification flight tests demonstrate the B61-12 design meets system requirements and illustrate the continued progress of the B61-12 life extension program to meet national security requirements," said Brig. Gen. Michael Lutton, NNSA's principal assistant deputy administrator for military application.
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WNU Editor: Unlike the American media, the Russian media is covering this story extensively .... ‘Qualification flight’: Pentagon test-drops upgraded nuke from B-2 stealth bomber over Nevada (RT). More here .... US's New Nuclear Gravity Bomb Successfully Tested by B-2 Bomber - Pentagon (Sputnik).
