The inert test units were supported by aircraft generation from Hill Air Force Base in Utah and followed the NNSA’s ...

Sandia National Laboratories announced last Thursday it conducted a flight test of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb on an F-35 ...

The trial included first-of-its-kind thermal preconditioning of the bomb before carriage on an F-35 fighter jet.

The US successfully completed stockpile flight tests of the B61-12 nuclear bomb using the F-35A fighter jet, confirming ...

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National ...

As per the reports released by the lab, the test was conducted from August 19 to August 21 at the Tonopah Test Range in ...

The test took place from August 19 to 21 this year at the Nevada Test Site. F-35 fighter jets delivered and dropped the bombs ...

ALBUQUERQUE – A test over the Nevada desert has confirmed that the latest version of the nation’s B61 nuclear bomb is compatible with the U.S. Air Force’s primary fighter plane, defense officials and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories marked a major milestone when the Nuclear Security Enterprise successfully produced the first completely refurbished bomb for the B61-12 life extension ...

A series of flight tests have shown that the B61-12 nuclear bomb is compatible with the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle. The demonstrations, carried out with a mock weapon, come ahead of the fighter being ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Overcoming COVID-19 pandemic challenges through virtual means, teams from Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Air Force under the guidance of the National Nuclear Security ...

The United States successfully tested a B61-12 tactical thermonuclear bomb without a warhead in August, according to a ...