The Royal Air Force should bring back Bomber Command and buy B-2 bombers
by Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner— One of Ukraine’s key battlefield successes against Russia has been its employment of “deep strike” operations. That is to say, operations against targets deep behind Russian lines. As first reported by the Washington Examiner, Kyiv’s strategy here is heavily influenced by British special forces in Ukraine. Deep strike operations seek to target an enemy’s command and control […]
Breaking Defense—Northrop wins $7 billion Air Force contract for more B-2 sustainment, upgrades. With only 20 bombers in the service’s fleet, that could translate to roughly $350 million in work per plane.
KRQE News 13—F-16 jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base, US Air Force says. WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base near White Sands National Park Tuesday. The plane was assigned to the 49th Wing and crashed around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday according to Denise Ottaviano, public affairs and media relations chief for Holloman Air Force Base. One []
FOX40—Beale Air Force Base retires third U-2 of 2024. (FOX40.COM) -- Less than two weeks after Beale Air Force Base retired its second U-2 Dragon Lady of 2024, the base announced the retirement of a third U-2 on Monday. •Video Above: Retired Travis AFB KC-10 to be displayed at National Museum of the USAF After more than 24,000 flight hours, U-2 Dragon Lady 80-1066 []