B61 nuclear bomb

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:ammunitionType two-stage thermonuclear
gptkbp:armingMechanism dial-a-yield
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployedSince 1975
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:NATO
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:designer free-fall delivery
laydown delivery
parachute retarder
tail kit guidance (B61-12)
variable yield
gptkbp:diameter 33 cm
gptkbp:enteredService yes
gptkbp:fuzing airburst
ground burst
gptkbp:guidanceSystem unguided (original), tail kit (B61-12)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B61 nuclear bomb
gptkbp:introduced 1968
gptkbp:length 3.58 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:B61-12_LEP_(Life_Extension_Program)
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,000
gptkbp:numberOfLocations gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:penetratorVariant gptkb:B61-11
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic nuclear weapon
gptkbp:primaryUse tactical nuclear weapon
gptkbp:replacedBy B61-12 for older variants
earlier tactical nuclear bombs
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States
NATO allies
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear sharing
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
B-2 Spirit
B-52 Stratofortress
F-15E Strike Eagle
F-35 Lightning II
Tornado
gptkbp:usedInConflict no
gptkbp:variant gptkb:B61-0
gptkb:B61-10
gptkb:B61-11
gptkb:B61-12
gptkb:B61-3
gptkb:B61-4
gptkb:B61-7
gptkbp:warheadType thermonuclear
gptkbp:weight approximately 320 kg
gptkbp:yield variable, 0.3 to 340 kilotons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4