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Boeing To Lead Tail Kit Development For Next Generation Penetrator, As USAF Seeks Industry Input

Boeing To Lead Tail Kit Development For Next Generation Penetrator, As USAF Seeks Industry Input
U.S. Air Force personnel refuel a 509th Bomb Wing B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Whiteman AFB, Mo. on May 28 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The attack division of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's armament directorate (AFLCMC/EBD) at Eglin AFB, Fla., wants to hear from companies by December 12 on their wherewithal to build three to five prototype tail kits for flight tests of a government-furnished Large Caliber Penetrator warhead "in a GPS degraded/denied environment to hold representative Hard and Deeply Buried Targets at risk." "AFLCMC/EBD seeks to better characterize the technological, manufacturing, and business capabilities of the industrial base to develop and…

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