us tests its new gigantic two billion dollar bomber before world war ii adolf
hitler and his advisors built a tactical air force dive bombers ground attack mud
movers medium bombers for short-range missions air superiority fighters and bomber destroyers
for a long time there was no strategic four engine long-range bombers in the luther arsenal
other than the fock wolf fw 200c condor which was basically an airliner quickly converted for
maritime patrol but not particularly suited to it at least initially germany figured it would
romp through europe invade england and win the war without ever having to deal with the united states
at the start of the war the land and sea forces used the aircraft
put at their disposal primarily for reconnaissance and air fighting began as the exchange of shots
from small arms between enemy airmen between one another in the course of reconnecteering fighter
aircraft armed with machine guns however made their appearance in 1915. tactical bombing and
the bombing of enemy air bases were also gradually introduced at this time development started under
the advanced technology bomber or atb project during the carter administration its expected
performance was one of the president's reasons for the cancellation of the mach 2 capable b1a bomber
number one northrop grumman b-2 spirit the northrup team's atv design was selected over
the lockheed rockwell design on the 20th of october 1981. the northrup design received
the designation b2 and the name spirit the bomber's design was changed in the mid-1980s
when the mission profile was changed from high altitude to low altitude terrain following
the redesign delayed the b2's first flight by two years and added about 1 billion us dollars to the
program's cost b2 spirit also known as the stealth bomber is an american heavy strategic bomber
featuring low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft
defenses designed during the cold war the b2 is capable of an all-altitude attack missions
up to 50 000 feet or 15 000 meters with a range of more than 6 000 nautical miles
number two boeing b-52 strata fortress the boeing b-52 stratofortress is an american long-range
subsonic jet-powered strategic bomber the b-52 was designed and built by boeing which
has continued to provide support and upgrades it has been operated by the united states air force
since the 1950s the bomber is capable of carrying up to 70 thousand pounds or 32 000 kilograms of
weapons and has a typical combat range of more than 8 800 miles the b-52 shared many
technological similarities with the preceding b-47 stratojet strategic bomber the two aircraft
used the same basic designs such as swept wings and potted jet engines and the cabin included
the crew ejection systems when the b-52 entered into service the strategic air command or sac
intended to use it to deter and counter-act the vast and modernizing soviet union's military
throughout the cold war b-52s and other u.s strategic bombers performed airborne
alert patrols under code names such as head start chrome dome hard head round robin and giant lance
number three rockwell b1 lancer the rockwell b1 lancer is a supersonic variable sweep wing
heavy bomber used by the united states air force it is commonly called the bone
it is one of the three strategic bombers serving in the us air force fleet along with the b2 spirit
and b-52 strata fortress as of 2022 the b-1b was converted for a conventional bombing role it first
served in combat during operation desert fox in 1998 and again during the nato action in kosovo
the following year the b-1b has supported u.s and nato military forces in afghanistan and iraq
number 4 northrop grumman b-21 raider the northrop grumman b-21 raider is
an american heavy bomber under development for the united states air force by northrop grumman
as part of the long-range strike bomber program northrop grumman is the world leader in stealth
technology and is the only company to ever develop build sustain and modernize a stealthy long-range
strike aircraft the b-2 spirit stealth bomber the b-21 is a critical capability to maintain
our nation's security and we are honored to continue our nearly four decade partnership
with the u.s air force designing building and maintaining advanced long-range bombers
we are fully committed to executing this program effectively and efficiently on time and on budget
the air force has selected tinker afb oklahoma to coordinate maintenance and sustainment of
the b-21 raider and edwards afb california to lead testing and evaluation of the aircraft
tupolev tu-22m the tupolev tu-22m is a supersonic variable sweep wing long-range
strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the tupolev design bureau in the 1960s
the tu-22m was first used in combat in afghanistan
it was deployed december 1987 to january 1988 during which the aircraft flew strike missions
in support of the soviet army's attempt to relieve the mujahideen siege of cost
tupolev tu-95 the tupolev tu-95 is a large four-engine turboprop powered strategic
bomber and missile platform first flown in 1952 the tu-95 entered service with a long-range
aviation of the soviet air forces in 1956 and is expected to serve the russian aerospace forces
until at least 2040. tupolev proposed a turboprop installation in a tu-95 design
with this configuration was officially approved by the government on the 11th of july 1951.
tupelov tu-160 the tupolev tu-160 is a supersonic variable sweep wing
heavy strategic bomber designed by the tupolev design bureau in the soviet union in the 1970s
the tu-160 was the last strategic bomber design for the soviet union as of 2016 the
russian air force's long-range aviation branch still had 16 aircraft in service the tu-160
active fleet has been undergoing upgrades to electronic systems since the early 2000s
tupolev pak da first mentions about russia's next generation long-range strategic bomber
dates back to the late 1990s when formation of requirements for the aircraft had begun
in december 2007 the russian air force handed the tupelov design bureau the first set of technical
and tactical requirements for a new strategic bomber and financing of the program began in 2008.
according to some early reports the pak da was to be heavily based on the supersonic tupolev tu-160
but later reports regarding to the aircraft including a televised address from the then
prime minister vladimir putin seemed to imply that it will be an entirely new design
the pak da is set to complement and eventually replace the older tupolev tu-90s in russia's
air force service according to the 2020 isvestia report three packed up prototypes are expected to
be ready for preliminary testing by april 2023 with a state test to begin in february 2026
the aircraft is expected to enter serial production in 2027
the people's liberation army air force aka the chinese air force also operates
a powerful bomber fleet of its own their john h6 bomber is however based on russia's tu-16
but russia's blessing by the way the xi'an h6
the xi'an h6 is a license-built version of the soviet tupolev tu-16 twin engine jet bomber
built for china's people's liberation army air force delivery of the tu-16 to china
began in 1958 and a licensed production agreement with the ussr was signed in the late 1950s
xi'an aircraft industrial corporation manufactured aircraft as xi'an as the h6 the first flew in 1959
by november 2020 the plaf had as many as 231 the xi'an h-20 the xion h20 is a projected subsonic
stealth bomber designed of the people's liberation army air force it is referred to as a strategic
bomber by the people's liberation army the h-20 will be the first dedicated strategic bomber
developed by china the aircraft may enter service in the 2020s the h-20 is expected to be a flying
wing with a range of at least 8 500 kilometers it will allow china to reliably threaten u.s targets
within and beyond the second island chain to include key us military bases in guam and hawaii
the payload is projected to be at least 10 tons of conventional or nuclear weapons
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