An F-35A Lighting II carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 21, 2021. Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies through the first Full Weapon System Demonstration, completing the ultimate flight test exercise of the nuclear design certification process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)
The Air Force expects to certify the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to hold nuclear weapons in January, once sufficient numbers of pilots and ground crew are trained to perform the mission.
Nevertheless it may not have the jets, equipped with the correct avionics and mission…
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