DefenceTalkRussia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase. Moscow and Tehran cooperation in Syria is “strategic,” confirmed the head of Iran’s National Security Council. The long range bombers with full bomb payload took off from Hamadan Airfield to attack Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-tu_22m3-bombers-strike-isis-operate-from-iran-base-68005/

DefenceTalkJOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii: Three B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to Andersen AFB, Guam, in the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations Aug. 9. U.S. Strategic Command bombers regularly rotate through the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct PACOM-led air operations, providing leaders with deterrent options to maintain regional stability. During this […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-b-2s-conduct-deployment-to-indo-asia-pacific-67985/

DefenceTalkThe Moroccan Armed Services may receive the export version of the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) tactical bomber and Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarine, according to the Izvestia daily citing a source in Russia’s shipbuilding industry. According to experts, Morocco has good reasons for acquiring Russian combat gear, but the export of Amur-1650 submarines is unlikely […]https://www.defencetalk.com/morocco-in-talks-on-su-34-bomber-amur-1650-diesel-electric-submarine-67980/

DefenceTalkThe Syrian Air Force has received a batch of Su-24M2 (NATO reporting name: Fencer-D) frontline bombers supplied by Russia, according to the AMN news agency. “The Syrian Air Force has received several Su-24M2 aircraft supplied by Russia in order to beef up the Damascus’ combat capabilities to fight against international terrorism. At present, two Su-24M2 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-air-force-to-get-russian-su-24m2-frontline-bombers-67919/

DefenceTalkIndustry and the military are going to make complete life-cycle support contracts for Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) tactical bombers by year-end, Russian Aerospace Force (RusAF) Commander-in-Chief Victor Bondarev said during his visit to Sukhoi’s Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant. “We are going to switch to the complete life-cycle support as far as the Su-34 is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-implement-complete-life-cycle-for-su-34-tactical-bomber-67717/

DefenceTalkThe new H-6K bombers of the PLA Air Force flew several thousand kilometers for nearly 10 straight hours during a recent drill. They set a new record for continuous flight time and range while flying over the sea. But what are the special characteristics of these bombers, and will they fly over the South China […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-h-6k-bombers-fly-record-10-hour-mission-67592/

DefenceTalkA B-52 bomber was left a fiery wreck after crashing at a US airbase on the Pacific island of Guam Thursday but all seven crew escaped unharmed, officials said. The giant B-52H Stratofortress went down at Andersen Air Force Base at 8:30 am (2230 GMT Wednesday) with photos showing flames and thick black smoke billowing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-b-52-bomber-crashes-on-guam-crew-safe-67514/

DefenceTalkRussia is pressing ahead with plans to develop its new PAK-DA stealth bomber, which is on par with its US analogues and will carry an array of modern weapons, including hypersonic missiles. The PAK-DA, which is being developed by Tupolev, is expected to be a subsonic flying-wing aircraft that is roughly analogous to the Northrop […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-stealth-bomber-to-hit-the-skies-with-hypersonic-weapons-67295/

DefenceTalkU.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 9, in support of theater requirements and Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-52-stratofortress-joins-coalition-team-67213/

DefenceTalkAt a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing, Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, a deputy in the Air Force’s acquisitions office, fielded a question from Guam Representative Madeleine Bordallo about the decision to use a riskier cost-plus contract rather than a fixed-price contract for the development phase of what is now being called the B-21 bomber. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/business-as-usual-building-new-usaf-b-21-bomber-67106/