US to build new nuclear gravity bomb::Experts say this new higher-yield nuclear bomb appears intended to pave the way for retiring the older B83 megaton bomb.
US to build new nuclear gravity bomb::Experts say this new higher-yield nuclear bomb appears intended to pave the way for retiring the older B83 megaton bomb.
That’s called a “loitering munition”. If there’s a payload that’s embedded into the craft, and you’re not going to retrieve it, but you can still fly it remotely, that’s when it’s loitering munition, if that makes sense. It’s a small bomb you fly in a circle until you have a good angle basically.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loitering_munition