F-16C tests inert B61-12

AN INERT B61-12, the latest upgraded version of the US Air Force’s B61 nuclear bomb, has been dropped from an F-16C during a development flight test at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The first test is part of a lifeextension programme for the bomb to improve its safety, security and reliability. The F-16 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis demonstrated the aircraft’s capability to deliver the weapon and tested the functioning of the weapon’s non-nuclear components, including