These tests are the first such end-to-end qualification tests on a B-2 Spirit bomber for the B61-12 A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber…
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If instructed, the orbiting crews would open their top-secret decoders and validate the “Go Codes” sent by radio from SAC headquarters…
U.S. government sources say that schedule is ambitious given that the F-35 and other aircraft must be certified first. Washington has…
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USAF CARRIED OUT SECOND SET OF B61-12 NUCLEAR BOMB QUALIFICATION TESTS
by Dario LeoneThe B61-12 consolidates and replaces four B61 bomb variants in the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The first production unit is scheduled to…
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BEFORE DROPPING A LIVE MOAB ON ISIS CAVES, USAF TESTED THE INERT VERSION OF THE NEW B61-12 NUCLEAR BOMB
by Dario LeoneThe B61-12 is the latest variant of the B61 nuclear bomb and will be compatible with the B-2A, B-21, F-15E, F-16C/D,…
