By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-25 15:53:58 | Updated at 2024-09-30 23:31:10
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The Air Force Is Sending B-1, B-2 and B-52 Bombers Closer to China
National Interest ^ | 9/24/2024 | Brandon J. Weichert
Posted on 09/25/2024 8:48:29 AM PDT by 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
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What happens when all of the bombers get shot down?
To: whyilovetexas111
What happens when all of the bombers get shot down?
It depends on what their payload was, what it hit and where it hit.
To: whyilovetexas111
And that is how you get China to back Russia 100%.
3 posted on 09/25/2024 8:50:02 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
To: whyilovetexas111
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.
4 posted on 09/25/2024 8:50:56 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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