Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 11, 2020

Six US B52s (one pictured leading a formation over the North Sea) joined allied planes in a NATO exercise for the first time as air forces flew over all 30 nations in a single day on Thursday

Daily Mail: Strength in the skies: Six US B-52s flew over all 30 NATO nations in a single day flanked by around 80 allied planes as US colonel says airforce stands in 'lock step' with British counterparts

* Around 80 aircraft flew over all 30 NATO states as part of the organisation's Exercise Point Blank on Thursday
* The six USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers took part in the exercise for the first time this year
* Exercise Point Blank is designed to hone tactics, boost cohesion and ensure readiness among allied nations

Six US B-52s joined allied planes in a NATO exercise for the first time as air forces flew over all 30 nations in a single day.

Fighter jets took to the skies as the United States Air Force was joined by the UK's Royal Air Force and others in a huge training exercise.

Around 80 aircraft flew in Exercise Point Blank on Thursday, including some from the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

The US B52 bomber planes took part for the first time this year, with other aircraft joining from an American base in Italy and USAF's Europe and Africa units.

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