B-52H strategic bombers have been transferred to Britain, according to the US Air Force
A group of B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States was transferred to a base in Britain. This is reported by the European Command of the US Armed Forces (EUCOM).
"B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, support equipment and personnel of the 5th Bomber Wing have arrived at the British Royal Air Force's Fairford base in England to carry out a long-planned mission of the operational bomber group," the statement said.
RIA Novosti with reference to the Telegraph newspaper, it clarifies that four planes have arrived at the base, which can stay at the base for about ten days.
In December 2021, the publication 19FortyFive named the main tasks of the F-35 Lightning II fighters. The author suggested that American planes would be able to clear the way for B-52 bombers.
In August, The Drive edition called the advantage of the B-52H over Russian bombers. The publication noted the combination of nuclear and conventional weapons that Stratofortress can carry.
In July, the US Air Force failed flight tests of a prototype hypersonic missile AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). The promising ammunition separated from the B-52H, but the rocket engine did not work.