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ORAC
14th Oct 2021, 07:16
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/10/12/the-air-force-is-testing-a-new-bunker-busting-bomb-that-could-counter-north-korea-and-iran/

The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could counter North Korea and Iran

Air Force weapons testers are vetting a new 5,000-pound bomb that could become a bunker-busting tool against North Korean or Iranian nuclear facilities.

An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet with the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, wrapped up a slate of assessments Oct. 7 when it dropped a GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator bomb from 35,000 feet over the installation’s vast test range, the service said in a release Tuesday…..


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Ninthace
14th Oct 2021, 14:00
Been done
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallboy_(bomb)
Late to the party again!
:)