A F-35, while flying stealthy, can carry a limited amount of weapons, but it could spot targets at sea or on the ground and relay targeting data to a B-52 hundreds of miles away. A NASA B-52B with 7. Conclusion. The B-52 Stratofortress has an impressive bomb-carrying capacity, both internally and externally. While the exact number of 500-pound bombs it can carry varies depending on various factors, the B-52 remains a formidable aircraft capable of delivering a substantial payload. Its continued relevance and modernization efforts ensure While a lot of different U.S. military aircraft types can carry Harpoons, few can carry 12 Harpoons while also flying 8,000 miles from base, jamming enemy radars and receiving and sending data via Originally, the B-2's primary purpose was to carry nuclear bombs into the Soviet Union in the event of war. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the military redefined the B-2's role somewhat. It is now classified as a multi-role bomber-- it is designed to carry conventional bombs in addition to nuclear munitions. The B-2 has various conventional weapons in its arsenal, including Mark 82 and Mark 84 bombs, CBU-87 Combined Effects Munitions, GATOR mines, and the CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon. Four B61 variants remain in the stockpile: the 3, 4, 7, and 11. The B61-12 will replace the B61-3, 4, and 7. The B61-12 life extension program refurbishes, reuses, or replaces all of the bomb’s nuclear or non-nuclear components to extend the service life by at least 20 years. A B61-12 JTA being loaded onto the B-2 for the trial. Photo: US Air For instance, the B-2 is capable of dropping precision-guided weapons, namely the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound bomb, with the smaller GBU-38 packing a 500-pound warhead. Many bombs they have now are so called "Dial a Yield" where they can start at something like 500 kilotons up to a few megatons, just depending on how they configure the bomb. Plus with knowledge of how the bombs actually destroy things, and the level of accuracy, they can almost "precision bomb" with them as well, although obviously the The B-1B can carry up to 24 LRASMs in its internal weapons bay, and between 6-12 on external hardpoints. During the Cold War, the B-52 bomber could carry up to 12 Harpoon missiles in the anti-ship With the Cold War over, it would be hard to justify fielding such a large bomb in Europe or Asia and by equipping the B61-12 with the Boeing Tailkit Assembly, the new bomb can land within 30 m vpZTV.