On June 23, the official website of the US military released several experimental photos of the F-35A "Lightning II" stealth fighter airdropping the B-61-12 new nuclear bomb. But soon, this group of photos was deleted, presumably because of the special nature of the B-61-12 nuclear bomb. The photos of F-35A experiments are likely to trigger controversy about the deployment of new nuclear weapons by the US military. However, these photos have been saved by many fast-paced netizens and forwarded to social networking sites.
The F-35A vertical tail in the photo has a special painting, so it can be seen that this is the first F-35A prototype. During the airdrop of nuclear bombs, two Sidewinder missiles were also mounted under the wings, presumably to increase the radar detection area and better detect.
From this photo of opening the bomb bay door, you can clearly see the B-61-12 nuclear bomb inside the bomb bay and the AIM-120C medium-range air-to-air missile on the bay door. On the sides and rear of the fuselage, there are also markers for the camera to focus. The B-61-12 nuclear bomb is equipped with an electronic system and an adjustable tail to improve bombing accuracy. This nuclear bomb can also adjust four kinds of explosive power, the maximum is 50,000 tons of TNT equivalent.
This is another F-35 airdropping B-61-12 nuclear bomb experiment photo. In the experiment, no warhead was installed, only counterweights were installed for simulation Bombing accuracy in actual combat.
