DefenceTalkWe post videos from all of the US military branches, and NATO. Breaking news stories, stories from the theater of war, and stories from all of our military are posted here several times a week and sometimes daily.https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1-bomber-f-22-raptor-refuel-during-isis-airstrikes1-63191/

DefenceTalkIn a bid to keep the US military’s technological edge, President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 calls for an increase in defense spending to pay for high-tech weapons and training. The $585 billion request for the Pentagon would devote $107.7 billion to big-ticket weapons — an increase of $14.1 billion over the previous budget. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-asks-for-more-funds-for-high-tech-weapons-62552/

DefenceTalkToday two Su-34 frontline bombers took off the airport of the Sukhoi Company’s branch – the V.P. Chkalov Novosibirsk aviation plant and headed to the place of deployment at one of the air bases in the South of Russia. The aircraft were handed over to the Russian Air Force several days ago. Thus, the Sukhoi […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sukhoi-delivers-su-34-bombers-to-the-russian-air-force-61200/

DefenceTalkToday the Sukhoi Company has transferred to the Russian Air Force the first batch of serial Su-34 front-line bombers under the 2014 State Defense Order. The aircraft took off the airfield of the Novosibirsk aircraft plant and headed to the place of their deployment. The new bombers were delivered according to the 2012 State Contract […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-batch-of-su-34-front-line-bombers-transferred-to-the-russian-air-force-59834/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force has deployed two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to a British air base for exercises with NATO allies, the Pentagon said Monday. The deployment, which the Pentagon said was preplanned and short-term, comes against a backdrop of tension with Russia over unrest in Ukraine. “It certainly is yet another demonstration of America’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-2-b-2-bombers-to-europe-for-exercises-59824/

DefenceTalkAir Force Global Strike Command took delivery of a significantly enhanced Boeing B-52H Stratofortress in a ceremony here, April 25. The B-52H spent the previous 10 months at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., being refitted with the Combat Network Communications Technology, or CONECT, upgrade. This modification is designed to greatly improve the aircraft’s utility in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-gets-first-upgraded-b-52h-bomber-59455/

DefenceTalkJapan’s defence minister said Sunday there have been an “abnormal” number of flights by Russian military aircraft close to Japanese islands in recent days. The country’s air defence force scrambled fighter jets for seven days in a row through Saturday after spotting Russian military planes flying along the Japanese archipelago, according to the defence ministry. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-defense-chief-puzzled-by-russian-warplanes-59360/

DefenceTalkTwo B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and two B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., recently flew non-stop from their home stations to training ranges in Hawaii to exercise the president’s credible and flexible military options to meet national security obligations to the U.S. and its allies. Part of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-bombers-train-on-long-range-capabilities-59238/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force will get its first look at a faster, more affordable way to replace obsolete avionics on the B-2 stealth bomber under a contract awarded last August to Northrop Grumman. Under the 43-month, $43.5 million award, the company will produce a functional replacement for a B-2 avionics box called the Audio Central […]https://www.defencetalk.com/a-faster-simpler-way-to-replace-obsolete-parts-for-b-2-bomber-50667/

DefenceTalkThe transfer ceremony of another batch of the serial Su-34 front-line bombers to the Russian Air Force was held today at the Novosibirsk branch of the Sukhoi Company — V.P. Chkalov Novosibirsk aircraft plant (NAZ). The aircraft took off and headed to the place of their deployment. Several Su-34s of the 2013 State Defense Order […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sukhoi-delivers-su-34-front-line-bombers-to-the-russian-air-force-49468/