Air Force completes initial testing of B61-12 guided TKA on F-15E, B-2 aircraft

By Sara Sirota / January 14, 2020 at 11:30 AM
The Air Force has finished initial operational testing and evaluation of the B61-12 nuclear bomb's new guided tailkit assembly using F-15E and B-2 aircraft. Leah Bryant, a spokeswoman with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, confirmed the service completed IOT&E of the Boeing-made TKA during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. "IOT&E was successful and represented the well-coordinated efforts of the program offices and test organizations involved," Bryant said in an email. The Air Force expects to finish system...

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