Proper Fit Of Massive Penetrator Weapon On B-2 Bomber Verified

Space War ^ | 7/24/2009 | by Staff Writers

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Northrop Grumman has moved the U.S. Air Force a critical step closer to being able to drop a from the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. 30,000 pound penetrator weapon On April 28, an Air Force team, a Northrop Grumman-led aircraft contractor team and a Boeing-led weapon contractor team verified that the equipment required to integrate the new Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) on the B-2 -- the hardware that holds the MOP inside the weapons bay, the weapon itself, and the hardware used by the aircrew to command and release the weapon -- will fit together properly inside the aircraft. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the nation's long-range strike arsenal. Boeing is the prime contractor for the MOP, and a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman on the B-2 MOP integration effort. "This fit check represents a significant step in identifying and mitigating technical risks associated with integrating the MOP onto the B-2," said Col. Kevin Harms, USAF, Commander, 702nd Aeronautical Systems Group. Dave Mazur, vice president and B-2 program manager for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector agreed. "The things we learned by doing this test will help us execute any future B-2 MOP integration program in a faster, more cost-effective manner." The government/contractor team conducted the fit check at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., the operational home of the B-2 fleet, using the B-2 Weapons Load Trainer -- a device that simulates the interior size and shape of the aircraft's weapons bays -- and a high fidelity mock-up of the MOP.

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[Rummyfan]

Ummmmm..... massive penetrator......

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Good name for a movie,huh?

[catbertz]

knock-knock
“Who’s there?”
MOB..I mean, CandyGram.

[Redcloak]

Too bad that the Apologizer in Chief will never allow it to be used.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Obama is an ass.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Just imagine a low yield kiloton warhead on that sucker.

[monocle]

He may order its use? But on whom?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

The North Koreans. They have a bunker system along the DMZ

[catbertz]

He’ll use it on Rush’s studio before NK.

[monocle]

I was thinking more along the lines of Israel.

[YCTHouston]

From what language was that article translated?

[SERE_DOC]

And in the immortal words of the Capt of the USS Pueblo Commander Pete Bucher: While under intense interrogation and real tortured (Not the silly hazing done in Abu Grahb) made the following statement “Penetration no matter how slight is enough to constitute the act”

[Jaxter]

"Massive Ordnance Penetrator"

"Oh, I like the sound of that!"

[dearolddad]

Good name for a movie,huh?

Would that be a porno movie?

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

They would probably need it North Korea too. There are miles of underground bunkers that hold munitions,fuel and men in the mountains and along the DMZ.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Actually a Hollywood flick.