The Briefing Room
General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 21, 2024, 02:07:46 pm
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SHOW OF FORCE US parades 12 nuclear stealth bombers & vows jets are ‘ready to strike anywhere, any time’ amid Middle East tensions
The rarely-seen £1.6billion aircraft were amassed as part of 'Spirit Vigilance' amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran
Iona Cleave, Foreign News Reporter
Published: 9:01 ET, Apr 19 2024
THE US gathered almost its entire fleet of nuclear stealth bombers in a massive show of force as the Middle East teeters on a knife edge.
The bomber beasts performed the impressive 'elephant walk' aeronautic challengeCredit: SWNS
The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role, heavy bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads.
The 1000kmh beasts are designed to be virtually invisible to radar and are the world's most expensive aircraft, estimated to cost £1.6billion each.
The two-pilot jet has an unrefueled range of 6,000miles and is specifically built for intercontinental missions.
As tensions spiralled earlier this week as Israel promised it would carry out a "significant response" to Iran's aerial attack last weekend, the US was testing its stealth bombers.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/11136181/us-fleet-nuclear-bombers-force-iran-ww3/
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The issue isn't so much are they ready but will they be allowed to strike. At $1.6 billion a pop, my guess would be no,
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Dear Lord, just let me get home before the balloon goes up... :0001: