The F-35A is the first new fighter and bomber platform to achieve this status since the early 1990s. certification was carried out in October 2023 for the B61-12 free-fall thermonuclear bomb.
Earlier it was reported that the administration of American leader Joe Biden plans to request from the US Congress an increase in defense spending in the 2025 fiscal year by 1%, to $849.8 billion. At the same time, the United States plans to reduce costs on F- 35 fighter jets and Virginia-class nuclear submarines.