The F-35A fighter jets are capable of carrying U.S. B61 tactical nuclear weapons. Britain would likely need the United States to supply those weapons for use on the planes, said one British ...

The British government has announced it will purchase 12 new F-35A Lightning II fighter jets to contribute to NATO's tactical nuclear forces. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is to make the ...

Return of US bombs to UK soil The move signals the return of American nuclear weapons to Britain. The last time they were housed in the UK was at RAF Lakenheath, before their removal in 2008. The ...

The jets will be equipped with US-owned nuclear warheads, with the UK joining Nato’s “dual capable aircraft mission” (able to carry both conventional and nuclear weapons) to wield them.

Britain said it would buy a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons in what it described as the biggest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in a generation.

The F-35A fighter jets are capable of carrying US B61 tactical nuclear weapons. Britain would likely need the US to supply those weapons for use on the planes, said one British official who ...

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Britain said it would buy a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons in what it described as the biggest expansion of its nuclear deterrent in a ...

The British government has announced it will purchase 12 new F-35A Lightning II fighter jets to contribute to NATO’s tactical nuclear forces. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is to make the ...