Posted on 01/06/2020 8:50:17 PM PST by blueplum
Full Title: U.S. Air Force warns Iran with huge show of strength as 52 fully-armed F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters worth $4.2 BILLION take off in a single wave after 'elephant walk' along Utah base runway
The U.S. Air Force has performed a huge show of strength by launching more than 50 fully-armed Lightning II stealth fighters in a single wave following an elephant walk down the runway. The 52 F-35A aircrafts, which are worth a whopping $4.2 billion, took off in quick succession from the Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday. The exercise carried out by the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings showed the Air Force's ability to deploy a large force of the F-35As. While the exercise has been planned for several months, the execution...
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You wish.
:D
Yes. PRAY!
Lemmy wept.
:D
The B-52 wouldn’t be as much of a threat - these days it’s not a very good penetrator against modern air defenses. It can only be used if hostile air forces and much ground defense has been suppressed or destroyed.
That may be, however the sheer mass is intimidating.
If they are air force pics then we have already paid for them.
“It can only be used if hostile air forces and much ground defense has been suppressed or destroyed.”
Then it delivers tonnage. Big tonnage.
Prayers up!
I’ve still got a few decks of those, as yet unopened!
Same here!
Saving for my grandkids :-)
P4L
Care to retract your insult to the BUF?
An older article because it doesn’t includea recent announcement for a nuke cruise missile.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/b52/
“The B-52H, with a weapons payload of more than 70,000lb, is capable of carrying the most diverse range of weapons of any combat aircraft.
The nuclear weapons capacity includes 12 AGM-129 advanced cruise missiles (ACMS), 20 AGM-86A air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) and eight bombs.
The conventional weapons payload is eight AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, four AGM-142 Raptor missiles, 51 500lb bombs, 30 1,000lb bombs, 20 AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCM), 12 joint stand-off weapons (JSOW), 12 joint direct-attack munitions (JDAM) and 16 wind-corrected munitions dispenser (WCMD). WCMD was first deployed by the B-52 in 2002 in Afghanistan. JSOW entered service in 2003 and was deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The B-52 was the first aircraft to be equipped with the joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM), which was cleared for operational use in October 2003.
In June 2006, Boeing was awarded a contract for the B-52 smart weapons integration next-generation (SWING), to support integration of future weapon systems such as JASSM extended-range, small diameter bomb and boost phase interceptor, until 2020.
In October 2006, Boeing announced that the B-52 can carry 32 small diameter bombs (SDB) on the common strategic rotary launcher in the bomb bay.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2003, a B-52 was fitted with the Northrop Grumman Litening II laser targeting pod, which was used to strike targets in Northern Iraq. In 2007, the USAF began fitting Litening to the B-52 fleet. The B-52 is fitted with the Lockheed Martin Sniper ATP advanced targeting pod. By December 2009, the Sniper demonstrated its capability to operate on B-52H aircraft.
In October 2010, Lockheed Martin-built JASSM successfully accomplished Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Programme flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, NM, by using B-52 and F-16 aircraft against a wide range of targets in various operational scenarios.
Boeing was awarded a eight-year, $11.9bn contract by the US Air Force in September 2010 to overhaul B-52H weapons systems.
The B-52H can also deliver 51 500lb, 30 1,000lb and 20 2,000lb navy mines.”
52 eh?
I wonder if they are carrying pallets of cash.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Looks like they have 6 B52s ready to go...
Pentagon sends six B-52 strategic bombers to military base Diego Garcia that is beyond the range of Iran’s ballistic missiles to prepare to hit Tehran if given the order
AMEN!!!!!
Love it!
The author in this article would disagree.
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