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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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