Life Extension Programs

B61-12 LEP sustainment begins after last production unit produced

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The B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’s life extension program has “fully transitioned into the stockpile” after its last production unit was produced in December, Sandia National Laboratories announced Monday in a press release.
With production complete for the…

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