USAF, Boeing Moving Into Next Stage Of B61 Wind Tunnel Tests In August

By Gabe Starosta / July 18, 2013 at 2:54 PM
The Air Force's portion of the B61 gravity bomb life-extension program is proceeding into a busy late summer and fall period, with the service and prime contractor Boeing set to begin a secondary type of wind tunnel testing next month and the company working on the design of its avionics ahead of an important review late this year. As Inside the Air Force reported last week, the service will put Boeing through a preliminary design review (PDR) in November...

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