The US Build Powerful Bomber The World Is Afraid Of

bomber aircraft have been primarily designed to perform long-range strategic and stealth bombing missions but bomber aircraft also have an even more important role in stopping war from happening in the first place by patrolling the skies with nuclear weapons in this video you'll see some of the world's best bombers operating today based on range and payload capacity so fasten your seat belts we're starting b2 spirit stealth bomber the b2 spirit is one of the most famous strategic long-range heavy bombers designed during the cold war this aircraft stands out with its unique flying wing construction the leading edges of which are angled at 33 degrees and the trailing edge has a double w shape the b2 spirit has a radar absorbent coating made of alternate high frequency material the b2 is capable of all altitude attack missions up to 50 000 feet with a range of more than 6900 miles on internal fuel and over 12 000 miles with one refueling giving it the ability to fly to any point in the world within hours these aircraft are manufactured at the northrup grumman facilities in pico rivera and palmdale in california u.s total procurement costs average 929 million per aircraft which includes spare parts equipment retrofitting and software support the total program cost which included development engineering and testing averaged 2.1 billion per aircraft in 1997. a range of upgrade programs are working on improving the b2's lethality its ability to receive updated target information during a mission and its ability to collect process and disseminate battlefield information with joint force commanders or other local first responders worldwide in 2018 the u.s air force outlined a series of upgrades including nuclear war fitting a new integrated processing unit the ability to carry cruise missiles and threat warning improvements it was reported that the pentagon was evaluating an unmanned stealth bomber characterized as a mini b2 as a potential replacement in the near future b-52 stratofortress the b-52 stratofortress is a successor of heavy bombers manufactured by boeing it is the longest serving combat aircraft in the u.s military b-52 stratofortress supports air interdiction maritime and offensive counter air operations and is operated by both the u.s air force and nasa this strategic bomber was designed to carry nuclear weapons however to date it carries only conventional munitions the new stratofortress variant b-52h can carry free-fall bombs cluster bombs precision guided missiles joint direct attack munitions and has a mixed payload capacity of 70 thousand pounds it can fly at speeds up to 650 miles per hour 1046 kilometers per hour to an unfueled range of more than 10 000 miles and altitudes of more than 50 000 feet b-52h cost of production was 60.2 million in 2018. the aircraft is powered by four general electric f-118 ge 100 turbofan engines internally mounted in the body of the wings the engines have an exhaust temperature control system to minimize thermal signature the cockpit accommodates two crew members it is equipped with a color nine tube electronic flight instrumentation system efis which displays flight engine and sensor data and avionics systems and weapon status under a contract awarded to northrop gruman in february 2018 the usaf has begun a program to give the b-2 the capability to attack moving targets using precision guided weapons such as the small diameter bomb 2. the contract involves the upgrade of displays and radar modes in addition to carrying more smart bombs moving them internally from the wings upgraded models reduce drag and achieve a 15 reduction in fuel consumption air force scientists are working to arm the b-52 with defensive laser weapons able to incinerate attacking air-to-air or surface-to-air missiles the b-52 completed 65 years of continuous service with its original operator in 2020 after being upgraded between 2013 and 2015 the last airplanes are expected to serve well into the 2050s b-1b lancer b-1b lancer is a supersonic variable sweep wing strategic bomber of the us air force and manufactured by rockwell international at the end of the cold war it is commonly called the bone from b1 this aircraft is the last of three strategic bombers in the u.s air force fleet after the b-2 spirit and the b-52 stratofortress as of 2020. the b-1b launched in october 1984 and performed its nuclear strike role missions the aircraft carries a crew of four members and has the largest internal payload bay of any bomber the b1 lancer can fly at a maximum speed of 900 miles per hour 1448 kilometers per hour and has a typical combat range of more than 9000 miles without refueling the aircraft has three internal weapon bays and six external hardpoints under the fuselage the maximum internal weapons payload is 75 000 pounds and maximum external weapons payload is 59 000 pounds the cost of unit per production was 415 million dollars in 2018. in march 2008 the b-1b became the first aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using synthetic fuel it is powered by four general electric f-101 ge 102 turbo engines and can load 84 mark 82 conventional 500 pound bombs it can also carry an agm-69a nuclear short-range attack missile the edo corporation an alq-161 defensive avionics suite provides jamming against early warning radar and the fire control radar of missiles and anti-air guns the low radar cross section variable geometry wing modern avionics and afterburning engines enable the b1 to carry the largest payload strike and offer long range maneuverability high speed and survivability the b-1b is expected to continue to serve into the 2030s with the northrop grumman b-21 raider to begin replacing the b-1b after 2025 topolev tu-160 blackjack the tu-160 nato reporting name blackjack missile carrier is the largest and heaviest supersonic military aircraft ever built and second only to the xb70 valkyrie in overall length this aircraft was manufactured by topolev and kassan aircraft production association and designed to deliver nuclear and conventional weapons it is primarily operated by the russian air force and is available in eight variants this bomber can also carry free fall bombs with a maximum weight of 40 tons in place of the missiles it has an in-flight refueling system and is powered by four kuznetsov nk32 turbofan engines the maximum and crew speeds of the aircraft are 1 379 miles per hour 2220 kilometers per hour and 596 miles per hour 960 kilometers per hour respectively and has a range of more than 9 000 miles 14 500 kilometers the cost of this aircraft is about 2.8 billion dollars the tu-160m modernization program began with the first updated aircraft delivered in december 2014 and cost 103 million us dollars topolev tu-22m the tu-22m bomber nato reporting name backfire is a supersonic long-range strategic and maritime bomber manufactured by topolev and currently operated by the russian air force and russian naval aviation the tu-22m bomber performed its maiden flight in 1969 and entered into service in 1972 it was first deployed in afghanistan from 1987 to 1989 and since then a total of 497 tu-22m bombers have been built it is powered by two kutsnessov nk25 turbo engines installed in the body with large air in tanks and dual exhausts the aircraft carries a crew of four and can accomplish a cruise speed of 559 miles per hour 900 kilometers per hour and a maximum speed of 1429 miles per hour 2 300 kilometers per hour the operational range of the aircraft is more than four thousand miles it can load standoff missiles six nuclear or anti-radar missiles air-to-surface missiles and about three tons of free-fall bombs the maximum takeoff weight of the bomber is 270 thousand pounds the aircraft is also armed with a double-barreled 23-millimeter gun that is remotely controlled in the tail turret the total cost of tu-22 bomber production is 1.5 billion the aircraft is primarily used to conduct nuclear strike and conventional attack operations it can also be deployed in anti-ship and maritime reconnaissance missions the aircraft is fitted with pna slash pnad bombing navigation radar system argon 2 radar fire control system and a tv based backup optical bomb site topolev tu-95 bear topolev tu-95 nato reporting name bear is the next strategic bomber and missile carrier developed by topolev in our bomber list the tu-95 prototype made its flight in november 1952 but was originally constructed as a strategic intercontinental heavy payload bomber aircraft the aircraft is powered by four samara kutnisov nk 12mp turboprop engines each rated at 11033 kilowatts the aircraft can attain a maximum speed of 571 miles per hour 920 kilometers per hour and a range of more than 9 000 miles the combat radius and service ceiling of the aircraft are four hundred miles and forty thousand feet respectively the aircraft weighs around two hundred thousand pounds and its maximum takeoff weight is four hundred thousand pounds the cost per topolev tu-95 has increased to 26.28 million dollars the aircraft is in service in the russian air force naval aviation and russian air force army units as well as with the indian air force the tu-95 houses a large bomb bay at the center of gravity of the aircraft which is immediately after the wing's central torsion box the aircraft is capable of carrying six kh-55 granite nuclear-armed long-range cruise missiles with a range of 2000 miles alternatively the aircraft can carry 14 khsd anti-ship missiles with a range of 370 miles or eight conventionally armed kh-101 air launch cruise missiles which have a range of up to 2000 miles the aircraft is equipped with weather radar a navigation and bombing radar and a gunfire control radar xeon h6 the xi'an h6 is one of the best chinese strategic bombers designed for long-range attacks and standoff attacks it is a chinese variant of the topolev tu-22m bomber the first bomber entered service in 1969. the h6's internal weapon bay can house up to 19 841 pounds 9 000 kilograms of 551 pound 250 kilogram class general purpose bombs or a single nuclear bomb the bomber is also armed with two 23-millimeter cannons and anti-ship air-to-surface missiles the aircraft has a crew speed of about 500 miles per hour 796 kilometers per hour and a combat radius of 2000 miles long range cruise missiles effectively extend the bomber range to about four thousand miles although the aircraft has a new nose ray dome housing a modern air-to-ground radar and an electro-optical targeting system is fitted under the nose the advanced version of h6 equipped with new turbofan engines was launched in mid-2013 in january 2019 it was announced that h6 had tested an analogous of the american mother of all bombs what is the price per unit of chinese xeon h6 try to guess in the comments we'll uncover it soon that's all we have for now folks let us know which one of these you think is the most powerful bomber in the comments if you want to see more 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Length: 13min 34sec (814 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 27 2020