The Northrop Grumman B-2 Stealth Bomber comes in to land at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire on September 11th, 2019 - Close up underneath photos of the B-2 bombers - the world's most expensive and secretive planes - returning from a training exercise from Iceland. (SWNS)
Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven: Air Force four-star general: We need 225 bombers
Senior Air Force leaders believe that current shortages in the U.S. bomber fleet are putting the service, and the nation, at tremendous risk of enemy attack.
The U.S. Air Force needs as many as 225 bomber aircraft to meet current and future threats presented by rivals such as Russia and China, according to Gen. Timothy Ray, Commander of Global Strike Command and Strategic Command. Speaking at the 2019 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Ray said the Air Force bomber inventory needs to jump from roughly 156 up to more than 220.
“The number is North of 225. The B-1s and B-2 are older airplanes,” Ray said at the conference.
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WNU Editor: The current U.S. Air Force bomber inventory is around 155.
2 comments:
So do I.
Airplanes parked on known airbases. Why are they not a big target ala Pear Harbor?
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