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USAF Tests New Bunker-Buster GBU-72

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USAF Tests New Bunker-Buster GBU-72

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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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