- An Air Force B-2 stealth bomber just completed the first test drop of an advanced nuclear gravity bomb.
- The B-61-12 gravity bomb can penetrate three meters of earth before detonating and dial up a nuclear yield of between 0.3 kilotons and 50 kilotons of devastating power.
- The system has already been already tested on several other delivery platforms, including the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon.
An Air Force B-2 stealth bomber just completed the first test drop of an advanced nuclear gravity bomb, Military.com reported on June 30.
The B-61-12 gravity bomb, a GPS-guided behemoth that’s been in development since 2008, can penetrate three meters of earth before detonating and dial up a nuclear yield of between 0.3 kilotons and 50 kilotons of devastating power.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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