Engineering:List of nuclear-capable aircraft

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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 Template:United States none 8–20 × AGM-86B [7]
Northrop B-2A Spirit Template:United States 16 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Template: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 Template:United States 2 × B61 nuclear bomb none [7]
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Template: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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2025.2524251. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2025.2494386. Retrieved 2025-11-12. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2024-09-02). "Indian nuclear weapons, 2024" (in en). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 80 (5): 326–342. doi:10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470. ISSN 0096-3402. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2024.2388470. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.2021.2014239. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2025-09-03). "Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2025" (in en). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 81 (5): 386–408. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2543685. ISSN 0096-3402. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2025.2543685. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (2026-03-04). "United States nuclear weapons, 2026" (in en). Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 82 (2): 119–150. doi:10.1080/00963402.2026.2633029. ISSN 0096-3402. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2026.2633029. 



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