AN-11 bomb

AN-11
AN-11
	AN-11
Type	Bomb
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1964-1967
Specifications
Mass	3,306 lb (1,500 kg)
Blast yield	60 kilotons

The AN-11 was France's first nuclear weapon, developed to arm the Force de frappe.

The AN-11's development began in the late 1950s. An early version was used in France's first nuclear test, Gerboise Bleue, on 13 February 1960. The first AN-11 prototype was tested 1 May 1962, and it entered service in 1964.

The AN-11 was a pure fission weapon, a plutonium implosion type. It weighed approximately 1,500 kg (3,306 lb). It was a free-fall bomb intended to be dropped from high-altitude bombers. The explosive nuclear weapon yield was about 60 kt.

About 40 AN-11s were produced between 1963 and 1968. The carrier was the Dassault Mirage IV, although some reports said the Sud Aviation Vautour could also carry this bomb. Beginning in 1967 it was replaced by the more advanced AN-22 bomb.

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French nuclear armament
Strategic missiles	missile M1 missile M2 missile M20 missile S1 missile S2 missile S3 missile M4 missile M45 missile M5 missile M51
Pre-strategic missiles	Pluton Hadès ASMP ASMP-A ASN4G
Nuclear warheads	AN-11 bomb AN-22 bomb AN-52 bomb MR 31 MR 41 MR 50 CTC AN 51 CTC AN 52 CTC TN 60 TN 61 TN 70 TN 71 TN 75 TN 76 TN 80 TN 81 TN 90 TNA TNO
Related subjects	French nuclear deterrence FAS FOST France and weapons of mass destruction