TNA (Airborne nuclear warhead)
The French Airborne nuclear warhead is a thermonuclear warhead carried by the Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré medium-range air-to-surface missile, a component of the Force de frappe French nuclear deterrent. The warhead was introduced in 2010. 54 warheads had been produced replacing former TN 81 warhead carried by former Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Amélioré medium-range air-to-surface missile.
Deployment: 54 warheads carried by the ASMPA equipping the Mirage 2000 N with the French Air Force and Dassault Rafale of Naval Aviation. The airborne nuclear warheads that are carried on the new improved medium-range air-to-ground missiles are now loaded underneath the Rafale aircraft. Each TNA has a yield of 300 kilotonnes.
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