F-35A Achieves Milestone with Nuclear Certification

The F-35A Lightning II is officially certified as the first stealth fighter capable of deploying the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, a significant enhancement of its dual-role in conventional and nuclear warfare.

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