Upgraded B61-12 nuclear weapon compatible with F-15E

Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2020

A refurbished version of the United States' primary thermonuclear gravity bomb is compatible with the F-15E, according to Sandia National Laboratories. Sandia announced results of the bomb's first flight trial, which confirmed that the B61-12 can be dropped by the F-15, the primary fighter plane of the U.S. Air Force. The bomb, now in its 12th variant, was designed in the early 1