Eighty years ago this week, a truly bizarre air-to-ground weapon was successfully employed in combat for the first time. It was so strange, in fact, that the Allied pilots who first encountered it in the skies over Normandy were not entirely sure what it really was. Among a string of unorthodox — and sometimes highly […]
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Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration in the northeastern town of Gwoza at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, […]
More than half of the US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bombers just staged a mass fly-off
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers executed a mass fly-off earlier this week during a major exercise. Photos show the bombers taking off from Whiteman Air Force Base. The Air Force’s B-2 bombers bring tremendous firepower blended with low-observable characteristics. More than half of the US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a large-scale exercise earlier […]
Ukraine says it took out one of Russia’s supersonic strategic bombers for the first time
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber in war first. The aircraft was hit in Russia’s Stavropol region. The bomber was on its way to attack Ukraine, said the air forces. Ukraine has shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of […]
Russia launches missiles from TU-95 bombers: air-raid warning throughout country
In the small hours of 15 February, several Tu-95MS bombers took off from the Olenya airfield in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Subsequently, the Russians launched missiles, and an air-raid warning was issued throughout Ukraine. The all-clear was given at 07:03 (Kyiv time). The danger lasted more than 2 hours. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram Details: […]
How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — As it idled on the flight line here, a B-52H Stratofortress known as the Red Gremlin II looked much the same as it did in the 1960s. But the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet is showing its age, and the Red Gremlin II is no exception. On a […]
B-1B supersonic bombers sent a ‘powerful’ message to Iran’s proxies all the way from Texas
The US conducted retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria last week. The strikes involved B-1B bombers from the US and fighter jets from the Middle East region. A retired US Air Force colonel said the B-1Bs sent a powerful message to America’s adversaries. It’s a long way to go from Texas to […]
Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reveals details of operation to destroy Tu-22 strategic bombers in Russia
A Ukrainian intelligence unit entered Russian territory in August last year, destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber and disabled two more. Source: website of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Quote: “Ukrainian intelligence officers covered over 600 kilometres on foot through enemy territory in order to destroy the Russian bombers.” Details: DIU presented the story of Colonel […]
Military intelligence names fallen officer behind August sabotage of Russian bombers
A Ukrainian reconnaissance unit, led by fallen Colonel Oleh Babii, was responsible for the destruction or disabling of three Russian Tu-22M3 bombers in August 2023, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) revealed on Jan. 23. Last summer, the Russian Air Force suffered five bombers damaged or destroyed in a series of attacks attributed by the Ukrainian […]
Iran suspects suicide bombers carried out attack on commemoration for slain general that killed 84
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Investigators believe suicide bombers likely carried out an attack on a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike, state media reported Thursday, as Iran grappled with its worst mass-casualty attack in decades and as the wider Mideast remains on edge. The report by the […]
Russians less arrogant in Kherson Oblast after 3 of their Su-34 bombers were destroyed
Following the downing of three Su-34 fighter-bombers by the Ukrainian Defence Forces, Russian troops have reduced their air activity in Kherson Oblast and are spreading rumours of a “wandering Patriot air defence system” [some Russian news outlets said that there is a Patriot air defence system that is travelling across Ukraine to shoot down targets […]