US completes first B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests using B-2 bomber

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two non-nuclear system qualification flight tests of the B61-12 gravity bomb on June 9 at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the service announced on Friday. Read more
A 509th Bomb Wing B-2 Spirit conducts a fly-by during the Scott Air Force Base 2017 air show and open house June 11, 2017, which celebrates the base’s 100th anniversary
(Credit: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Tristin English)
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