DefenceTalkWashington is in talks to station its strike bombers in Australia, according to a US general, amid concern about China’s military expansion in the South China Sea. General Lori Robinson, commander of US Pacific Air Forces, said negotiations were under way to have American B-1 bombers and aerial tankers temporarily stationed in northern Australia. “We’re […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-in-talks-to-base-long-range-bombers-in-australia-67024/

DefenceTalkThree B-2 Spirits deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to the U.S. Pacific Command area of operations March 8. While in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the B-2s will integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces, and conduct a radio communications check with a U.S. air operations center. This deployment will ensure bomber […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-2-stealth-bombers-conduct-deployment-to-indo-asia-pacific-67021/

DefenceTalkU.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses joined French aircraft and ground troops from a dozen nations to kick off a close air support exercise in the Mediterranean March 7. Serpentex, an annual French-led exercise, involves joint terminal attack controllers from 12 partner countries. Operating on the French island of Corsica, the JTACs work together to practice […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-52s-join-french-forces-for-close-air-support-exercise-66978/

DefenceTalkAlthough the U.S. next-generation long-range stealth bomber adopts new-type stealth technology, China has its own method to cope with the bomber, an aviation expert told the Global Times. If the bomber, designated the B-21 by the U.S. Air Force, needs a specific hangar, the U.S. might not deploy many bombers because of high cost of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-b-21-stealth-bomber-target-deployed-asia-pacific-66895/

DefenceTalkAir Force Global Strike Command’s 2nd Bomb Wing and Air Combat Command’s 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted an extensive evaluation exercise Dec. 8 to determine the bomber force’s ability to configure, load, fly and deliver an unarmed version of one of the Air Force’s long-range standoff weapons: the AGM-86B nuclear-capable air-launched cruise missile. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-tests-b-52-bombers-armed-with-nuke-capable-cruise-missiles-66344/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has delivered on a commitment to the U.S. Air Force to increase the availability of the B-2 stealth bomber fleet by completing a periodic “wingtip-to-wingtip” overhaul of the jet in a record 359 days. The company returned B-2 Spirit of Kitty Hawk to the bomber’s operational home at Whiteman Air Force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-completes-b-2-bomber-maintenance-66106/

DefenceTalkLATAKIA, Syria: Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers (NATO reporting name: Fullback) have for the first time taken, in addition to bombs, short-and medium-range air-to-air missiles on combat mission in Syria for their protection, spokesman for the Russian Aerospace Forces Colonel Igor Klimov reported on Monday. “The Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers today have for the first time taken […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-arms-su-34-bombers-with-air-to-air-missiles-65940/

DefenceTalkRussian Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bombers are using KAB-1500L guided air bombs to attack the Islamic State terrorist organization’s most important facilities in Syria, a source in the defense and industrial sector told TASS on Thursday. The Su-34 frontline bombers are operating in Syria within the Russian Aerospace Force’s aviation grouping. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-uses-kab-1500l-guided-bombs-to-attack-terrorist-facilities-in-syria-65721/

DefenceTalkFighter jets from South Korea and the United States intercepted two Russian warplanes after they flew near a US aircraft carrier operating off the Korean peninsula, officials said Thursday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the USS Ronald Reagan — a massive, nuclear-powered supercarrier — was involved in a military exercise with South Korean partners […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warplanes-intercepted-near-us-carrier-off-south-korea-65713/

DefenceTalkWashington: Almost every aspect of America’s newest bomber is top secret, but experts predict the warplane will be very “stealthy,” packed with sensors — and able to deliver nuclear payloads anywhere. The Pentagon this week announced Northrop Grumman as the winner of the much-anticipated contest to build the Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRSB, in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/americas-next-superbomber-to-be-shrouded-in-secret-for-years-65706/