The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Pantex Deterrence LLC (PXD), the manager and operator of the Pantex Plant outside of Amarillo, announced Tuesday the completion of the last ...

The B61 Mod 12 is engineered with a special “Tail Subassembly” to give the bomb increased accuracy, giving a new level of precision targeting using Inertial Navigation Systems, Kristensen said. “Right ...

The B61-12 nuclear bomb is now formally in the U.S. stockpile and cleared for operational use on the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber. It's the first U.S. combat aircraft cleared to employ the advanced B61 ...

The U.S. Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighter is the first fighter aircraft deemed certified to deliver the B61 mod 12 nuclear gravity bomb, the U.S. National Nuclear Security ...

The Air Force and Northrop Grumman are integrating a cutting-edge crypto modernization and Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS) into its stealthy B-2 bomber as part of an intense, wide-ranging series ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Pentagon and Department of Energy are working on the first production units of a new nuclear bomb variant that streamlines, improves and sustains a wide variety ...

SNL is the design, engineering and systems integration laboratory for the non-nuclear components in the B61-12’s LEP. It also produces several components to be delivered to the Kansas City National ...

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration has announced the completion of the upgrade program of the new B61-12 nuclear weapons, and the impending start of manufacturing for the B61-13 variant ...

The improved, guided gravity bomb is slated to undergo certification for other aircraft, including the F-35A.