DefenceTalkA B-52 bomber was left a fiery wreck after crashing at a US airbase on the Pacific island of Guam Thursday but all seven crew escaped unharmed, officials said. The giant B-52H Stratofortress went down at Andersen Air Force Base at 8:30 am (2230 GMT Wednesday) with photos showing flames and thick black smoke billowing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-b-52-bomber-crashes-on-guam-crew-safe-67514/

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/

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/

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/

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/

DefenceTalkIn order to keep the B-1B Lancer’s capabilities ready to operate now and well into the fast-paced integrated battlefield of the future, the 419th Flight Test Squadron began testing Sustainment Block 16A software upgrades here April 1, to work in conjunction with the long-range bomber’s recently added glass cockpit configuration. The SB 16A software is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1b-software-upgrade-will-ensure-future-warfighting-capabilities-59351/

DefenceTalkFrom Jennies to jets to stealth bombers, the 131st Bomb Wing’s history really began with its co-located flying squadron, now the 110th Bomb Squadron, which traces its roots back to the 110th Observation Squadron. The 110th OS was organized by Maj. Bill Robertson and his brothers, Lieutenants Frank and Dan Robertson, owners of Robertson Aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jennies-to-jets-to-stealth-bomb-wing-turns-90-48316/