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B61-13 gravity bomb reaches first production milestone ahead of projected timeline
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Sandia National Laboratories has completed the first production unit (FPU) of the B61-13 gravity bomb nearly a year ahead of schedule, marking a significant achievement in U.S. nuclear modernization efforts. The unit was assembled in May at the Pantex Plant, just over a year after Congress authorized program funding. As the lead systems integrator and design agency for the bomb's nonnuclea
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025
Sandia National Laboratories has completed the first production unit (FPU) of the B61-13 gravity bomb nearly a year ahead of schedule, marking a significant achievement in U.S. nuclear modernization efforts. The unit was assembled in May at the Pantex Plant, just over a year after Congress authorized program funding.
As the lead systems integrator and design agency for the bomb's nonnuclea
Sandia National Laboratories has completed the first production unit (FPU) of the B61-13 gravity bomb nearly a year ahead of schedule, marking a significant achievement in U.S. nuclear modernization efforts. The unit was assembled in May at the Pantex Plant, just over a year after Congress authorized program funding.
As the lead systems integrator and design agency for the bomb's nonnuclea 
