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Joe Biden deploys four B-1 bombers to Norway to operate on the edge of Russian air space in message to Vladimir Putin President Joe Biden is deploying four Air Force B-1 bombers to Norway to express to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will protect its Arctic allies CNN reported the move Monday, saying bombers … Read more
America’s fleet of B-52 bombers is expected to keep flying into the 2050s because the long-range jets are seen as essential to keeping China and Russia in check and revamping the decades-old planes is cheaper than replacing them. The Boeing-made US Air Force workhorse first took to the skies in 1954 – meaning the 76 … Read more
Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers took off from the United States and flew over a swath of the Middle East on Thursday in what officials said was a direct message of deterrence to Iran. The show-of-force flyover – the second such mission in less than a month – was designed to underscore America’s continuing … Read more
A third appeal against the conviction of dead Libyan spy Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing brought by the convicted murderer’s son is under way at the High Court in Edinburgh today. The downing of Pan Am flight 103, travelling from London to New York on December 21 1988, killed 270 people in Britain’s largest … Read more
The parents of the Manchester Arena bomber are among six people sought by detectives for questioning, legal papers have revealed. Salman Abedi’s father, Ramadan, is wanted after his fingerprints were found in a Nissan Micra used by the terrorist and his brother Hashem to store explosives. Ramadan flew with the Abedi brothers to Libya in … Read more
A fleet of B-52 bombers based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana lined the runway ready for takeoff in a display of air power and American military might. A group of eight of the Boeing Stratofortress’ were pictured on October 14 in what is known as an ‘Elephant Walk’. An elephant walk is a procession of military … Read more
The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to base after two Russian bombers headed straight towards it while it was part of exercises in the North Sea. Hundreds of families and well-wishers lined the harbour walls to welcome home the 65,000-tonne warship as it sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base. Earlier on Thursday, the … Read more
RAF Typhoon are jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers heading towards HMS Queen Elizabeth while it was on a exercise off Scottish coast RAF Typhoons were scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers near Norway Two Tupulev 160 bombers were heading in direction of HMS Queen Elizabeth £3billion aircraft carrier was off Scottish coast on … Read more
US nuclear-capable B52 bombers fly into Ukraine and circle on the Crimean border in brazen challenge to Putin Three B-52H bombers were joined by Ukrainian and RAF military planes They flew along the border of Russian-occupied Crimea in a show of strength And swooped near positions held by Kremlin-backed separatists in the Ukraine By Luke … Read more
The terrorist brother of the Manchester Arena bomber will not be condemned to die behind bars, because of a law that stops criminals under 21 getting a life sentence without chance of parole. Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber Salman, was found guilty of the murder of 22 people – including an … Read more