Germany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike Fighter
Germany has decided to buy F-35A stealth fighters as its new, nuclear-capable combat jet.
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Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium
Though an ‘open secret,’ the Belgian government does not confirm or deny it hosts these weapons, which its F-16 fighter jets could carry in a crisis.
Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs
It’s highly unusual to see even inert nuclear bombs being transported so openly.
The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union
The F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War.
F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
The B61-12 is the latest in the B61 series, the longest-serving American nuclear bomb, and they will be worth more than their weight in gold.
Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers
A need to be able to drop US nuclear bombs led to a plan to replace German Tornados with a mix of Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers.
F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB
The precision-guided upgrade of the B61 tactical nuclear bomb has had a troubled and very expensive past.
The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs
A U.S. Air Force manual has confirmed previous reports that the service’s iconic B-52H bombers are no longer authorized to carry nuclear gravity bombs. The only nuclear weapon these aircraft are presently certified to carry is the AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile, which is set to eventually get replaced by a new stealthy missile under development now under the Long Range Stand Off program, or LSRO.
USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will pay eight different Turkish firms 10s of millions of dollars to update the infrastructure and complete other construction projects at facilities it operates in that country over the next five years. This comes amid threats from Turkey’s government, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to suspend or outright terminate American access to various bases in the country, including Incirlik Air Base, where the United States presently stores approximately 50 B61 nuclear gravity bombs.
Turkey’s Deepening Intervention In The Libyan Civil War Point’s To Erdogan’s Grand Ambitions
The possibility that Turkish troops may intervene directly in Libya’s simmer civil war is growing after lawmakers in Ankara approved a military cooperation deal that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed with his Libyan counterpart Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj last month. This reflects Turkey’s apparent growing geopolitical ambitions, which have also recently prompted a crisis over maritime boundaries and resource rights in the Eastern Mediterranean and is inflaming a growing divide with traditional allies, chiefly the United States.