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Here Are The Shots Of The U.S. B-52s Flying First Deterrence Mission As Part...
B-52s as well as F-15Cs and F-35As have conducted “deterrence missions” in the CENTCOM AOR recently. As already reported, four B-52 bombers deployed from Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, to Al Udeid, Qatar, as...
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Video Inside A B-52 Flying A Nuclear Alert Training Mission Provides A Rare...
A short clip brings you inside the cockpit of a B-52 strategic bomber flying a nuclear alert training sortie. And one of the coolest things is the scene showing a pilot wearing the PLZT goggles. [...]
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B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Missions Over The Black Sea And Baltic Regions:...
The “Buffs” deployed to RAF Fairford are flying across Europe, from the Black Sea to the Baltic region. Let’s have a look at the details that could be gathered by means of Open Source Analysis. [...]
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Cockpit Video Shows Russian Su-27 Flanker Crossing Within 100 feet Of The...
The footage shows from the cockpit of the B-52 what the U.S. DoD deemed an “unsafe and unprofessional intercept” by the Russians. As we have already reported with plenty of details, on Aug. 28, 2020,...
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A Russian Su-27 Violated NATO Airspace Following A B-52H Well Into The Danish...
The “unsafe” intercept over the Black Sea was not the only incident between a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber and a Russian Su-27 Flanker last week. As we have already reported with several...
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Risk Of Thunderstorms Prevented Dutch F-35s From Escorting U.S. B-52 During...
The Royal Netherlands Air Force had announced the participation of the F-35s in the one-day exercise. But the risk of thunderstorm forced the Koninklijke Luchtmacht to cancel the participation of its...
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Listen To Three B-52s Discussing Their “Gameplan” For Landing After Black Sea...
One of the BUFFs, used radio callsign “LEMAY 35”, that appears to be a tribute to famed SAC Commander Gen. Curtis E. LeMay. On Sept. 23, 2020, five U.S. B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers belonging...
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U.S. B-52s Conduct Mission To Europe: One Flies Over The Barents Sea, One...
Two B-52s flew from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Europe. But one had to divert to RAF Fairford, UK, after experiencing an issue to one of its 8 engines on its way to [...] The post U.S. B-52s...
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Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of B-52 “Wise Guy” Flying Again After Being...
The B-52 “Wise Guy” is only the second Stratofortress bomber to ever be restored out of the Boneyard to be returned to the fleet. As already reported in detail in this previous article, “Wise Guy”...
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The Only Two B-52 Bombers To Be Resurrected From The “Boneyard” Undergoing...
“Ghost Rider” and “Wise Guy”, the two only two B-52 Stratofortress bombers to be resurrected from the Arizona desert have been undergoing programmed depot maintenance, before returning to Minot Air...
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First Flight Test Of Air Force’s Hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid...
The first flight test of the AGM-183A ARRW failed on Monday, April 5, 2021, over the Point Mugu Sea Range. The U.S. Air Force’s long-awaited first flight test of its hypersonic AGM-183A ARRW...
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First Flight Test Of Hypersonic AGM-183A ARRW (Air-launched Rapid Response...
The ARRW missile’s rocket motor failed to ignite after it was released by the B-52 over Point Mugu Sea Range. The U.S. Air Force conducted its second AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)...
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U.S. F-35s Forward Deployed To Romania, Estonia And Lithuania
The F-35As that were in Germany have been moved on the eastern flank on the day Russia has invaded Ukraine. Many NATO aircraft airborne. B-52 over Poland. On Feb. 24, 2022, few hours after Putin [...]...
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DARPA Discloses Second Successful Flight for Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon...
The test, the first for Lockheed Martin’s HAWC prototype, happened last month but was kept under wraps to avoid escalating tensions with Russia. DARPA and the U.S. Air Force recently completed a free...
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AGM-183 ARRW Test Launch Finally Succeeds After Three Botched Attempts
The weapon’s booster ignited and burned for the expected duration, achieving hypersonic speeds. The U.S. Air Force announced that it finally successfully released an AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response...
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