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DOT&E Advises Completion Of Adequate Testing For Large Penetrator Smart Fuze

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

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DOT&E Advises Completion Of Adequate Testing For Large Penetrator Smart Fuze

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of Air Force Secretary Troy Meink speaking with an airman on July 10, 2025 at Whiteman AFB, Mo., the site of the 509th Bomb Wing for the B-2.

The Air Force needs to complete adequate testing of the Large Penetrator Smart Fuze (LPSF) for the GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), according to the fiscal 2025 Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) report released in March. "The Air Force should continue funding LPSF T&E [test and evaluation] activities outlined in the draft TEMP [test and evaluation master plan] in order to successfully complete adequate testing and eventual fielding of the LPSF," the report said. Boeing [BA] builds…

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