The WE.177, originally styled as WE 177, and sometimes simply as WE177, was a series of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons with which the Royal Navy...

of Glasgow, Scotland. Since the decommissioning of the Royal Air Force WE.177 free-fall thermonuclear weapons during March 1998, the four Vanguard submarines...

Trident II missiles. Since 1998, when the UK decommissioned its tactical WE.177 bombs, the Trident has been the only operational nuclear weapons system...

was introduced in 1961, entered service in 1962. It was replaced by the WE.177 in the early 1970s and was withdrawn from service in 1971. Red Beard was...

Soviet offensive with both conventional and nuclear weapons, namely the WE.177 nuclear bomb, which was retired in 1998. German and Italian Tornados are...

The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was a long-range heavy bomber flown by the Luftwaffe during World War II. The introduction of the He 177 to combat operations...

nuclear weapons delivery in 1965; weapons deployed included Red Beard and WE.177 free-fall bombs, which were carried internally on a rotating bomb-bay door...

reduction in diameter of the WE.177A to 16.5 in (42 cm), the bomb's width and fin span being constrained by the need to fit two WE.177 bombs side-by-side in...

to replace it in 1961. Beginning in 1966, Yellow Sun was replaced by the WE.177, based on another US design. The casing was around 21 feet (6.4 m) long...

reinforcement, and others flew in the tactical nuclear strike role, carrying the WE.177 bomb. Beginning in 1975 with 6 Squadron, followed by 54 Squadron based at...

Warspite and King George VI. Since the retirement of the last Royal Air Force WE.177 nuclear bomb in 1998, the British nuclear arsenal has been wholly submarine-based...

weapon system operated by the UK since the decommissioning of tactical WE.177 free-fall bombs in 1998. NATO's military posture was relaxed after the collapse...

eighteen WE.177 nuclear bombs, and although the squadron's role remained unchanged, their Tornado aircraft were each able to carry two WE.177 bombs, with...

service in 1961, remaining in use until 1972, when it was replaced by the WE.177 bomb. Production numbers are classified, but it is believed that fewer than...

V-Force of RAF Bomber Command. Their Vulcans were equipped in late 1966 with WE.177 laydown nuclear bombs at RAF Cottesmore in the low-level penetration role...

conventional weapons and eighteen British WE.177 nuclear bombs. Although Buccaneers could carry two WE.177 weapons, after taking into account attrition...

2. Green Grass For Yellow Sun Mk.1. Red Beard, tactical nuclear weapon. WE.177 (also used as a nuclear depth charge). Blue Cat – nuclear warhead a.k.a...

randomly selected codes comprising two letters and three digits, e.g. BL755, WE.177. Rainbow codes, or at least names that look like them without being official...

Sea Vixen (retired). AWRE WE.177 nuclear bomb – Carried by the Buccaneer, Sea Harrier and Sea Vixen (retired). AWRE WE.177 nuclear depth charge – Carried...

altitude to release it. A new bomb, the WE.177 was developed. Deliveries of the 450-kilotonne-of-TNT (1,900 TJ) WE.177B commenced in September 1966. Through...

the conventional phase, to deliver the squadron's allocation of eighteen WE.177 nuclear bombs. In 1983, the squadron exchanged their twelve Buccaneer S2s...

Additionally 34 WS3 vaults were built for the Royal Air Force to store the WE.177 nuclear bomb; 10 at RAF Brüggen in Germany and 24 at RAF Marham in Britain...

plutonium for the UK's nuclear weapons programme, for weapons including the WE.177 series. Electricity was always considered to be a by-product. Calder Hall...

declared combat ready to SACEUR, with conventional weapons and eight British WE.177 nuclear bombs from 1977. No. 31 (Designate) Squadron was formed in September...

infrastructure, with WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons, should a conflict escalate to that stage. The squadron's eight aircraft were allocated eight WE.177 nuclear bombs...

group fielded six squadrons of bomber aircraft, which could be armed with WE.177 free-fall tactical nuclear bombs, along with aerial refuelling tanker aircraft...

warfare technology improved. RPK-6 Vodopad/RPK-7 Veter (1981–present) Ikara WE.177 (1966–1998) Mark 90 nuclear bomb (1952–1960) W34 for Mk 101 Lulu (1958–1971)...

bargain of the century". The RAF kept a tactical nuclear capability with the WE.177 which armed V bombers and later the Panavia Tornado force. A B-52G launched...

strength, leaving sufficient survivors to deliver their stockpile of eight WE.177 nuclear bombs. From 1986 the squadron's twelve Jaguars were exchanged for...

weapon (WE.177B) was quickly produced to extend the life of the V-bomber force in the strategic role until the Polaris missile was deployed. This WE.177 laydown...