US expects completion of 1st B61-13 nuclear bomb unit ahead of schedule - Nuclear Agency
08-May-2025 09:03 AM 6635
Washington, May 8 (Reporter) The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) anticipates the delivery of the first production unit of the B61-13 nuclear bomb as soon as this month, a year sooner than planned, NNSA Acting Administrator Teresa Robbins said on Wednesday. "Additionally, NNSA anticipates achieving the first production unit for the B 61-13 later this month, almost a full year ahead of schedule," Robbins said during a congressional hearing. Robbins also shared that the W88 Alteration 370 warhead maintains 100% on time deliveries to the US Navy, and is on track to finish production by the close of fiscal year 2025. "The W80-4 program remains aligned with the Air Force schedule for the long range standoff missile and we expect a first production unit in September 2027," she added. The acting NNSA chief said that the W87-1 is currently planned to enter production in the early 2030s, while the W93 warhead is still on schedule to begin production in the mid-2030s...////...
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