The B-52 bombers Plane on their way to Eastern Europe, United States intends to deploy its B 52 Bomber Flyover strategic bombers close to the Russian borders. According to local Russian media reports and speculations on social media, four American strategic B-52 bombers are expected to arrive in Europe in the coming days.
The B-52 bombers will first need to be stationed at a military air base in the United Kingdom. According to Gloucestershire Live, the American long-range bombers deployed in the UK earlier this year will return to Fairford Air Force Base next week.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the United States and Britain were planning the Ukrainian military operations and that NATO had increased its troop deployment in Eastern and Central Europe “several times over.”
American B-52 strategic bombers could be deployed to Europe from the Minot Air Force Base in the United States. Minot Air Base in North Dakota is where the 5th Bomb Wing operates 26 B-52s from.
Notably, no special exercises have been scheduled for which the nuclear bombers are making a long journey to the UK. Thus, it is anticipated that the deployment will strengthen the military alliance, and the bombers could stay in Europe for a long time.
The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber can fly at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet (15,166.6 meters). It can carry nuclear or precision-guided conventional ordnance with top-class precision navigation capability.
