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The US is deploying warships and B-52 bombers to the Middle East amid rising tensions.Israel and Iran are stuck in a cycle of retaliatory strikes.The US earlier said it would also send a missile defense system and 100 more troops to Israel. The United States is sending bombers and warships…
North American Aerospace Defense Command said it sent fighter jets to intercept four Russian and Chinese bombers as they passed near Alaska on Wednesday.The military planes — two Russian Tu-95s and two Chinese H-6s — did not enter US airspace but passed through Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone, NORAD said.An…
Near the border with northeastern Ukraine, some of Russia’s deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield as they await orders to carry out their next attack.Satellite images of Voronezh Malshevo airbase show what appears to be a group of Su-34s, along with other planes…
Some significant upgrades to the US Air Force’s 70-year-old strategic bombers are facing notable issues.Plans to replace the engines and upgrade the radars of the B-52s now come with a higher price tag, delivery delays, and technology issues, according to a new government watchdog report.The B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program,…
More than half of the US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a large-scale exercise earlier this week, staging a massive fly-off.Photos show the aircraft — known for its flying wing design and ability to leverage its lower-observable, or stealth, characteristics to penetrate even sophisticated enemy defenses and unleash…
