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B-2s head to Portugal as surprise bomber flights spread 4 days ago Air Force Senior Airman Tony Nogales, left, and Airman 1st Class Byron Humphrey, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, conclude preflight checks in support of a bomber task force at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 16. (Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert/Air Force) Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers arrived at Portugal’s Lajes Field Tuesday, the service said this week, joining the B-1 Lancer bombers that are flying short-notice missions to project a strong front out of Europe. An undisclosed number of B-2s from the 509th...

This may be the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber's first outdoor hangar Oriana Pawlyk , Northrop Grumman/US Air Force The Air Force has built a prototype shelter for the new B-21 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It is one of a few mock-ups that the service is testing to find the most effective and affordable option for the bomber. The US Air Force has begun constructing prototype shelters in anticipation of someday housing its next-generation bomber, B-21 Raider. The service has erected a temporary prototype "Env...

RTE viewers in stitches at Tommy Tiernan’s Roddy Doyle story Tiernan was speaking on his Saturday night RTE show with actor Liam Cunningham 10:02, 28 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we u...

US Air Force The Air Force has taken the first step in its plan to divest 17 B-1B bombers in the coming months, sending the first Lancer to the "boneyard." The divestments will reduce the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft, and the service plans to retire all of them by 2036. The first B-1B Lancer bomber has headed to the Boneyard, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. It's the first step in the Air Force's plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months, reducing the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft. "Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way ...

U.S. Air Force retires its first of 17 B-1 bombers By (0) The first U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber scheduled to be scrapped, serial number 85-0066, arrived at its resting spot, Davis-Monahan Air Force Base, Ariz., on  Wednesday. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force                                  Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The first of 17 B-1B bombers to be retired this year took its final flight, to Davis-Monahan Air Force Base, Ariz., this week, the Air Force announced. It was given to the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group at a section of the base known as "the boneyard," ...