Fielding of 5,000-pound bomb on B-2 seen imminent

A 5,000-pound precision-guided bomb capable of destroying deeply buried targets is about to be deployed on the B-2 stealth bomber, a U.S. Air Force official said yesterday. The bomb, previously referred to as the GAM-113, has now been designated GBU-37. It features the BLU-113 penetrator with a GPS...

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