List of nuclear-capable aircraft

This is a list of military aircraft which are believed to be certified or assigned to carry nuclear weapons, including individual variants.

List of current nuclear-capable aircraft

Italics indicate a nuclear sharing mission, where one country operates aircraft to deliver another country's nuclear weapons.

List of current nuclear-capable aircraft
Aircraft Nuclear operators Gravity bombs Missiles Notes Ref.
Xi'an H-6N China none 1 × JL-1 [1]
Dassault Rafale BF3/4 France none 1 × ASMP-A [2]
Dassault Rafale MF3/4 France none 1 × ASMP-A [2]
Tupolev Tu-95MSM Russia none 6–16 × Kh-55
14 × Kh-36		 [3]
Tupolev Tu-160 Russia none 12 × Kh-55SM
12 × Kh-38		 [3]
Tupolev Tu-22M3 Russia possible possible [3]
Sukhoi Su-24M Russia possible possible [3]
Sukhoi Su-34 Russia possible possible [3]
Mikoyan MiG-31K Russia possible possible [3]
Dassault Mirage 2000 India 1 × 12 kt bomb none [4]
SEPECAT Jaguar India 1 × 12 kt bomb none [4]
McDonnell Douglas F-15I Ra'am Israel possible [5]
General Dynamics F-16I Sufa Israel possible [5]
Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir Israel possible [5]
Dassault Mirage III Pakistan 1 × 5–12 kt bomb 1 × Ra'ad I
1 × Ra'ad-II		 [6]
Dassault Mirage 5 Pakistan 1 × 5–12 kt bomb 1 × Ra'ad I
1 × Ra'ad-II		 [6]
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress  United States none 8–20 × AGM-86B [7]
Northrop B-2A Spirit  United States 16 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle  United States 5 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
General Dynamics F-16MLU Fighting Falcon Belgium 2 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon  United States 2 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II  United States
Netherlands		 2 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
Panavia Tornado IDS Germany
Italy		 2 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-03-04). "Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (2): 135–160. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011. ISSN 0096-3402.
  2. 1 2 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2025-07-04). "French nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (4): 313–326. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2524251. ISSN 0096-3402.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-05-04). "Russian nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (3): 208–237. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2494386. ISSN 0096-3402. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. 1 2 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-09-02). "Indian nuclear weapons, 2024". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 80 (5): 326–342. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470. ISSN 0096-3402.
  5. 1 2 3 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt (2022-01-02). "Israeli nuclear weapons, 2021". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 78 (1): 38–50. doi:10.1080/00963402.2021.2014239. ISSN 0096-3402.
  6. 1 2 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2025-09-03). "Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (5): 386–408. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2543685. ISSN 0096-3402.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2026-03-04). "United States nuclear weapons, 2026". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 82 (2): 119–150. doi:10.1080/00963402.2026.2633029. ISSN 0096-3402.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.