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Draft legislation moves to cement Global Strike Command amid bomber reorg concerns

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Draft legislation would lock in the Air Force's Global Strike Command as the central authority for nuclear and long-range strike operations, a proposal that directly responds to concerns raised earlier this year by the head of U.S. Strategic Command over a proposed bomber force reorganization. A provision of the draft “chairman’s mark” of the House Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would codify into law GSC a…Air Force · Barksdale Air Force Base Read Article

Air Force Works to Modernize Aging B-52 Simulators | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Air Force B-52 program officials are gunning for a budget boost for new simulators that can adequately replicate challenging tasks crew members must perform on real-world bombing missions. The 2026 base budget request includes $20 million for research and development of the B-52 Mission Employment Trainer, which would upgrade and eventually replace today’s antiquated B-52 Stratofortress crew trainers. The House Appropriations Committee, in its…Barksdale Air Force Base · Barksdale Air Force Base Read Article

US Modernizes B-52s, Deploys B-21s as Russia’s Bomber Fleet Cripples After Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web

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According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, the US Air Force is undergoing a sweeping modernization of its strategic bomber fleet, defense media outlet Army Recognition reported on June 20. This includes major upgrades to the legacy B-52 Stratofortress and the stealthy B-2 Spirit, alongside the induction of the next-generation B-21 Raider, designed to deliver both nuclear and conventional strikes in highly contested environments…Barksdale Air Force Base · Barksdale Air Force Base See the Story

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Draft legislation moves to cement Global Strike Command amid bomber reorg concerns

Air Force Works to Modernize Aging B-52 Simulators | Air & Space Forces Magazine

US Modernizes B-52s, Deploys B-21s as Russia’s Bomber Fleet Cripples After Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web

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Draft legislation moves to cement Global Strike Command amid bomber reorg concerns

Air Force Works to Modernize Aging B-52 Simulators | Air & Space Forces Magazine

US Modernizes B-52s, Deploys B-21s as Russia’s Bomber Fleet Cripples After Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web