The United States published a video of tests of the American F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, during which it
Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes about this.Flight tests took place at supersonic speed. To practice the tasks, the military chose the Tonopah training ground in Nevada. It must be said that the tests were carried out on August 25.
During the training, the fighter dropped B61-12.The ammunition included functional non-nuclear components and a nuclear charge simulator. The F-35A released the bomb from an altitude of about 3,200 meters. B61-12 successfully hit the conditional target: it took her only 42 seconds to do this.
At first, the bomb was planned in free fall mode. Then her engines started to work. A special tail unit makes a controlled bomb. It also has an inertial navigation system.