Beautiful Footages: B-1, B-2, and B-52 Fly Together In A Massive Show Of Force

While all three U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command strategic bombers – the B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, and B-1B Lancer — routinely conduct missions in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, a result of simultaneous operations marked the first integrated operational mission in the Pacific area for all three bombers.

– The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the “Bone” (from “B-One”). It is one of three strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet as of 2018, the other two being the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress.

– 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.

– The Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) B-2 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; it is a flying wing design with a crew of two.