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Years-Long W80 Alt Wraps On Time After Pandemic, Pantex Says

Monday, June 21st, 2021

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Years-Long W80 Alt Wraps On Time After Pandemic, Pantex Says

The Pantex Plant wrapped up production of the W80-1 Alt 369, which replaced limited life components for the warhead that tips the Air Force’s AGM-86b Air Launched Cruise Missile, the Amarillo, Texas, plant said recently. Pantex announced the milestone in a press release earlier this month. Limited life components include tritium reservoirs, neutron generators and power sources. The W80-1 Alt 369 entered its production run in 2017. The W80 warhead is set for a full-on life extension program, called W80-4, later this decade.…

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