DefenceTalkThe United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry nuclear and conventional weapons and is designed to be able to fly without a crew on board. The slickly choreographed ceremony at B-21 manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, California opened with the US national anthem as older bombers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-unveils-high-tech-b-21-stealth-bomber-79643/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet providing new capability, including its first long-range stealth missile. The B-2 successfully released a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER) during a flight test in December. The JASSM-ER further enhances the B-2’s ability to hit any […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-continues-b-2-spirit-modernization-program-79269/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force announced Thursday a set of B-52 strategic bombers had landed in Britain for scheduled NATO exercises, amid heightened tensions between the bloc and Russia over Ukraine. The North Dakota-based aircraft, support equipment, and personnel touched down at a Royal Air Force base 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of London, in Fairford, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-b-52-bombers-arrive-in-britain-for-exercises-77907/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkBARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE: In support of its efforts to modernize America’s bomber fleet, the Air Force will begin divesting 17 B-1B Lancers from its current fleet as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act. This action will not affect the service’s lethality or any associated maintenance manpower. It will allow officials to focus maintenance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-begins-retirement-of-b-1-aircraft-paving-way-for-b-21-76807/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe F-15E Strike Eagle has officially become the first fully compatible fighter aircraft to carry and deploy the latest variant of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) air-dropped nuclear munition – the B61-12. In a media release on Twitter dated June 9th, Sandia National Labs stated that “Years of preparation have culminated in two test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-15e-officially-first-compatible-fighter-for-b61-12-nuclear-bomb-75713/

DefenceTalkRussia has begun manufacturing the prototype of its first strategic stealth bomber, state news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, as the country presses ahead with the modernization of its military. Quoting defence industry sources, TASS said the state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation was overseeing the project. It said material was being shipped for the project and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-begins-building-first-stealth-bomber-75660/

DefenceTalkRussian air forces have recently tested a new hypersonic aircraft missile, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS. The missile is being created for a modified version of the Tu-22M3M aircraft, the source added. “Recently, a new hypersonic missile was tested on the Tu-22M3. The missile will be part of the armament range of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-tests-new-hypersonic-missile-designed-for-tu-22m3m-strategic-bomber-75520/

DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region May 1 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Andersen Air Base, Guam. Four bombers and approximately 200 Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1b-lancers-return-to-indo-pacific-for-bomber-task-force-deployment-75380/

DefenceTalkELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE: In a demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron launched from Ellsworth Air Force Base and integrated with the Japan Air Self Defense Force to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan, April 22. The B-1 aircrew flew […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1-plays-key-role-in-us-japan-bomber-fighter-integration-operations-75309/

DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM: In demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flew from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan April 22. The B-1, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-japan-bomber-fighter-integration-demonstrates-dynamic-force-employment-75238/