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The U.S. Air Force Successfully Conducted a Flight Test of a Hypersonic Missile

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The U.S. Air Force successfully conducted a flight test of a hypersonic missile Wednesday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. Read more: Russia Successfully Tests the Hypersonic Missile “Avangard”. The U.S.: In a War We Would Win The flight test collected data on…

B-52 Bombers Have Arrived at a Major American Air Base in Qatar

AL UDEID AIR BASE, DOHA, Qatar (BulgarianMilitary.com) - B-52 bombers ordered by the White House to deploy to the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran have arrived at a major American air base in Qatar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according to information from U.S. Air force and New York Post. Read more: B-52 in Gulf…

B-52 in Gulf States; Pentagon Financial Problem; QinetiQ Wins $40m Contract; N. Korea Fires 2 missiles; First Taiwanese Submarine;

PANAGYURISHTE, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - As we reported yesterday, Washington will take actions to prevent a presumable threat by Iran in the Middle East, sending additional military forces to the region. According to Breaking Defense, sources told that at least one of the B-52s deployed to the region passed through our airspace,…

US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert

(Source: Marcus Weisgerber/DefenseOne) BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991. That means the long-dormant concrete pads at the ends of this base’s 11,000-foot runway — dubbed the “Christmas tree” for their…