Congratulations were extended to the French Navy, the French Directorate General of Armaments, the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, and weapon manufacturer MBDA by the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, Catherine Vautrin. Her social media post, translated, reads: “Long planned, this successful operation fulfills the ambition set by the President of the Republic and completes the modernization of the airborne nuclear component’s capabilities as outlined in the Military Programming Law (LPM) (2024-2030).” Neither the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet nor the F-35C Lightning II have been certified to carry the U.S. Air Force’s B61 nuclear bomb, and though officially the U.S. will not confirm or deny their presence on board any vessel it is widely understood that B61s were removed from their aircraft carriers’ stockpiles during the 1990s.
Author: Kai Greet
Published at: 2025-11-13 22:54:24
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