The Air Force Is Sending B-1, B-2 and B-52 Bombers Closer to China

National Interest ^ | 9/24/2024 | Brandon J. Weichert

[whyilovetexas111]

“We’re in the business of sinking ships,” were the memorable words spoken by Air Force Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, commander of Pacific Air Forces. Toward that end, scores of B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers that can launch Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs), B-52 Stratofortresses capable of launching LRASMs as well as AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, and B-1 Lancers have regularly operated in the Indo-Pacific. They are based out of allied facilities such as the Royal Australian Air Force’s Amberley airbase and the massive facility in Darwin, Australia.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: airforce; china; defense; military

[whyilovetexas111]

What happens when all of the bombers get shot down?

[TexasGunLover]

What happens when all of the bombers get shot down?

It depends on what their payload was, what it hit and where it hit.

[wildcard_redneck]

And that is how you get China to back Russia 100%.

[wally_bert]

WW III or soak the citizenry to build a fleet or two of new ones assuming there is an option to be around at all.

[T.B. Yoits]

The bombers, along with the fighters, are to protect the cargo aircraft carrying pallets of cash to Jao Bai-din’s handlers.

[No name given]

Indeed.