The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Pantex Deterrence LLC (PXD), the manager and operator of the Pantex Plant outside of Amarillo, announced Tuesday the completion of the last ...

Scientists in the United States have achieved a major milestone by completing the last production unit of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb. It was completed as part of collaborative partnerships ...

The B61, a nuclear gravity bomb deployed by the U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, has been in service since 1968. The B61-12 will replace most older ...

MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. The B61-12, a US nuclear bomb, when authorized for service, may lower the threshold of using nuclear weapons, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Non ...

Currently, the United States—as part of its agreement with NATO—has deployed the B61 nuclear gravity bomb at bases in Belgium’s Kleine Brogel Air Base, Germany’s Büchel Air Base ...

While the last production unit is now complete, the B61-12 program is still producing spare components and pursuing program closeout activities into fiscal year 2026. “It’s a tremendous ...

The improved, guided gravity bomb is slated to undergo certification for other aircraft, including the F-35A.