Since its introduction in 1997, the Northrop Grumman B-2 has often been the first to fight. It is also the only acknowledged aircraft that can carry large air-to-surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration. The B-2 can carry up to sixteen B-61 or megaton-yield B-83 nuclear gravity bombs on the rotary launchers inside its two bomb bays.
It will carry a diverse array of munitions, including nuclear weapons. Raider will replace Northrop Grumman’s B-2 “flying wing” in the penetrating part of the strategic nuclear mission The Joint Direct Attack Munition ( JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions. JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integrated inertial guidance system coupled to a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, giving them a published range of up to 15 nautical miles (28 km). Your Air Force. The F-35 is one step closer to carrying nuclear bombs. What’s next? By Rachel S. Cohen. Oct 27, 2021. An F-35A Lightning II carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly sits on the