The U.S. has completed the assembly of its new-generation B61-13 nuclear aerial bomb nearly a year ahead of schedule, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced. The B61-13 is the latest variant of ...
Upgraded gravity bombs are now stationed at military bases in Europe, the head of the U.S.'s nuclear military science agency has said, after it completed an overhaul of the B61-12 nuclear bomb. The ...
SNL described the picture saying that an engineer is making “connections on the first B61-13 joint test assembly,” referring to the orange-colored unit on the trolley. The weapon appears similar in ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration announced on May 19, 2025, that production of the first B61-13 variant nuclear bomb has been completed at the Pantex plant in Amarillo, Texas. The first ...
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Sandia National Laboratories Confirm B61-12's Production Completion and Switch to Sustainment
Sandia National Laboratories will produce spare components until 2026, which it targets for the final closeout activities, while the National Nuclear Security Administration is now looking at the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On October 27, the Department of Defense announced that it wants to ...
What makes the B61-12 particularly impressive is the bomb’s ability to adjust its destructive yield depending on the operational conditions and demands. Over the past months, the U.S. Air Force added ...
The Department of Defense will advance the development of a B61 nuclear gravity bomb variant to meet the needs of an evolving security environment as discussed in the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review. The ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb has been completed about a year ahead of schedule, marking a major milestone for Sandia National Laboratories and the broader U ...
Kristensen assessed that the image was taken at Volkel based on the distinctive design of the hardened aircraft shelter seen to the left of the F-16 in the image from the Sandia video. A close-up of ...
The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT. Although not possessing the long-distance standoff capacity of either ...
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