The 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron test-loads an unarmed B61-12 bomb, which can be outfitted with a nuclear warhead, on a B-2 Spirit bomber on June 13, 2022. of B61-12s it will produce by
The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber aircraft has become the first U.S. warplane to be cleared to carry the B61-12, the newest nuclear bomb on the block. Hopefully B21 can at least drop 80 250lb Small Diameter Bombs (SDB/SDBII.) They would have probably accomplished that mission with just those inert bombs, if delivered with that accuracy IRL. 1/4 ton of something solid falling at over 500mph (slick Mk82 terminal velocity is about 250m/sec, or around 559mph) is going to have devastating The aircraft has 2 bomb bays that can carry 16 1,088kg B83 nuclear bombs or 2 14,000kg GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs. They can also be fitted to carry a large number of smaller high explosive bombs that can rain down in a continuous shower over enemy positions. Related: 15 Things You Did Not Know About The US Air Force As such, the service says the only platform set up to carry the MOPs on actual operations is the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The GBU-57/B is in the 30,000-pound weight class, which would make it A single B-2 can carry and launch 80 precision-guided weapons, each to a different target, and penetrate contested airspace. B-1s and B-52s can carry and launch long-range, stealthy cruise The B-2 is much more likely to be employed dropping conventional weapons. Although it only has two weapons bays, it can carry about the same number of weapons as the B-1. Mk 82. The Mk82 is a 500lb gravity bomb. It was the first weapon cleared to be dropped by the B-2. Up to 80 can be carried. GPS-Aided Munition (GBU-36,GBU-37) CimnZT.