The B61 is a variable yield ("dial-a-yield" colloquially) dual use tactical and strategic bomb equipped with Full Fuzing Option (FUFO) [1] designed for external carriage by high-speed …

May 30, 2025 · U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced May 19, 2025, at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, that the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security …

Feb 20, 2025 · Sandia and the nuclear security enterprise have achieved a significant milestone for the nation’s nuclear deterrence program with the completion of the last production unit of …

On October 27, the Department of Defense announced that the United States will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending …

Jan 9, 2007 · The B61 was developed to provide a light weight weapon of intermediate yield that could be carried by modern high performance combat aircraft. These aircraft do not carry …

Jul 23, 2025 · The B61 nuclear bomb stands as a central component of the United States' tactical and strategic nuclear arsenal. With origins in the Cold War and continued modernization …

Jan 7, 2025 · The B61-12 LEP, which is critical to sustaining the Nation’s air delivered nuclear deterrent capability, extends the service life by at least 20 years through refurbishing, reusing, …

Nov 28, 2025 · B61-12 is a variant of the B61 family of air-launched nuclear gravity bombs, which have been operational with the US military since 1968. The variant is intended to improve the …

B61 is an air-dropped battlefield/tactical nuclear weapon equipping the F-16 and F-15E in the forward-deployed, allied extended deterrent role. It is also the B-2’s primary strategic weapon.

Aug 1, 2024 · Congress has approved and funded a new variant of the B61 gravity bomb, the B61-13. As the national laboratory responsible for the B61 family of bombs, Los Alamos will …