The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) successfully completed two flight tests in March 2020 at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada for the B61-12 Life Extension Program (LEP).
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| Using a U.S. Air Force supplied Boeing Tail Kit Assembly, the B61-12 LEP will consolidate and replace the existing B61 bomb variants in the Nation’s nuclear stockpile. The first production unit is scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2022 (Picture source: National Nuclear Security Administration) |
