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U.S. B-1 Lancer Bombers To Operate From Orland Air Base During Upcoming First Ever Norway Deployment U.S. B-1 Lancer Bombers To Operate From Orland Air Base During Upcoming First Ever Norway Deployment File photo of a Dyess AFBs B-1 Lancer (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman River Bruce) The B-1 Lancer bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, are about to deploy to Norway for Bomber Task Force mission. For the first time, an expeditionary B-1 Lancer bomber squadron from Dyess AFB, will depl...

Italian F-35A and B Carry Out First Simultaneous Drop Of (Inert) GBU-12 Laser Guided Bombs Italian F-35A and B Carry Out First Simultaneous Drop Of (Inert) GBU-12 Laser Guided Bombs Italian F-35A and B drop GBU-12s during the OT&E. (Image credit: ItAF) For the very first time, the Italian Air Force F-35A and F-35B carried out a simultaneous drop of GBU-12 LGBs. On Jan. 28, 2021, the Italian Air Force two F-35A and one F-35B assigned to the 32° Stormo (Wing) based at Amendola Air Base, deployed...

Second B-21 Raider Under Construction As The First One Approaches Roll-Out In Early 2022 Second B-21 Raider Under Construction As The First One Approaches Roll-Out In Early 2022 An artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Ellsworth AFB is one of the bases expected to host the new airframe. (Courtesy graphic by Northrop Grumman via U.S. Air Force) The lessons learned from the construction of the first B-21 Raider bomber are being used to im...

Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier To Start F-35B STOVL Aircraft Qualifications With The U.S. Marine Corps Next Month Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier To Start F-35B STOVL Aircraft Qualifications With The U.S. Marine Corps Next Month The Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier. (Image credit: Marina Militare) The Cavour aircraft carrier will carry out F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) qualification off the U.S. East Coast. The Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier is about to star...