Clik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 35)
Previous debriefings: Archive Notice for my readers: please don’t expect the usual daily updates for the next few days. For sure, I’ll provide new updates after Easter but I’m still deciding if the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 36 – 38)
Previous debriefings: Archive The Easter weekend was characterized by some interesting updates about Unified Protector operation in Libya. First of all, Gaddafi’s forces withdrew from Misratah, even if...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 39 – 42)
Previous debriefings: Archive Even if analysts have defined it as a “stalemale”, the situation on the ground in Libya is far from being completely static as Gaddafi troops have stretched westward the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 43 – 54)
Previous debriefings: Archive Not so many things have happened on the battlefield during the last days, when media were focused on the Osama Bin Laden raid and the famous Stealth Black Hawk. For sure,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 55 – 67)
Previous debriefings: Archive After more than two months of air campaign, Unified Protector seems to be making a slow progress across Libya, even if the air campaign is far from being decisive against...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 68 – 80)
Previous debriefings: Archive As reported in the previous Debriefs, although not being as intense as one might expect, NATO air campaign may be slowly paying off. Thanks also to the coalition’s air...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operation Unified Protector (was Odyssey Dawn) explained (Day 81 – 104)
Previous debriefings: Archive With the air campaign in Libya in progress for more than 100 days, I think it’s better to give the blog’s reader an extremely quick recap of the main political and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Low-Collateral Damage BONE: new weapon in the B-1's arsenal
This week, the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, has completed a compatibility test of the BLU-129 on the B-1 bomber over the Utah Test and Training Range. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
B-1s and F-22s involved in a long range strike exercise. Getting ready for...
U.S. F-22s, along with E-3s, F-16s, KC-135 and B-1s took part on Apr. 4, 2012, to an exercise aimed at validating Bones capability to successfully perform long range strike missions similar to one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jet-porn: U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber flying low and fast in some of the best...
The following pictures were taken by Larry Titchenal, on Friday Apr. 27, 2012 during the practice day of the Fort Lauderdale Airshow, in Florida. Two four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bombers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thanks to the most recent upgrade B-1 bombers will be able to send, receive...
According to a U.S. Air Force release, B-1B strategic bombers are receiving advanced hardware and software upgrades as part of the Sustainment-Block 16 program. Along with the Vertical Situation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Photo: Lightning fills the sky behind a B-1 bomber during a late night...
Taken on Jul. 24 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada, the following image shows a B-1 bomber on a local apron as a thunderstorm gets closer to the airport. Image...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. bombers to get an improved stealth weapon. Capable to destroy targets...
The B-1B “Lancer”, known as “Bone” within the pilot community, is a multi-mission bomber, capable of carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air Force inventory. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Air Force says B-1s were not deployed to Guam. So, where did five big...
It looks like the B-1Bs strategic bombers heard last week by milair monitoring expert Steve Douglass did not deploy to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A couple of nights ago, from his monitoring station...
View ArticleClik here to view.
B-1 Lancer bomber launches first prototype of new Stealth Long Range...
The brand new LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) based on the AGM-158 JASSM-ER (Extended Range) missile was successfully tested at the Point Mugu range, in California, recently The prototype of a...
View Article
