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

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025

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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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