A crew from Whiteman AFB, Mo., makes the first drop of live bombs from the B-2 bomber. The two Mk 84 bombs are dropped as part of the B-2’s first Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev.
The Pentagon's research labs are ramping up their search for munitions that can be mass-produced—an effort likely to be buoyed by billions of dollars in the department's new fiscal 2027 budget request and tens of billions in the upcoming years. While the topline information shared about the President’s defense budget…