The U.S. Air Force has gone through its first series of tests in conjunction with The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) by dropping a B61-12 gravity bomb from a B-2A Spirit stealth bomber, as part of a project to extend the service life of the bomb.
The department successfully completed two non-nuclear system qualification flight tests of the bomber on June 9, at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, according to an NNSA release.
