The B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber is distinguished from the Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft by a diverse combination of strategic nuclear and tactical conventional weapons. He talks about the advantages of the American bomber over the Russian ones The Drive.
Thus, the American edition commented on the arsenal of B-52H Stratofortress, shown in the photos published by the Pentagon, in particular, the air — to-surface cruise missiles AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), equipped with an electronic warfare system for false targets ADM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD), bombs with laser-guided Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment (Paveway) and corrected ammunition Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).
Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos https://t.co/Paz0EcD4Am- Thomas Newdick (@CombatAir) July 30, 2021
The publication notes that in the future, the B-52H Stratofortress will receive hypersonic weapons, including the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) missile.
In July, The Drive reported that the Air Force (Air Force) The US has failed flight tests of the AGM-183A ARRW prototype for the second time.
In November 2020, the publication wrote that the armament of the Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers, demonstrated in the same month by the Russian Defense Ministry in three photos, inspires fear. In the first picture, 12 X-55SM strategic cruise missiles were laid out in front of the Tu-160, which served as the basis for the creation of similar weapons by China and Iran, and 12 X-101/102 missiles used during the Russian campaign in Syria. In the second photo, six X-55CM and eight X-101/102 were placed in front of the Tu-95MS. In the third picture, bombs were laid out in front of the Tu-22M3, including a pair of FAB-3000.
Ivan Potapov
