UK To Purchase 12 F-35A Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons

Thursday June 26, 2025

By Idorenyin UMOREN

The United Kingdom, UK, is planning to buy at least a dozen F-35A fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, in what will be the “biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation”, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says.

The Prime Minister will make an announcement about the purchase, which will allow the UK’s air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end of the Cold War, at the NATO summit in The Hague, where NATO leaders are expected to approve a major boost to their defence spending.

According to Al-Jazeera, the UK’s nuclear deterrence capability is currently limited to submarine-launched missiles.