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5 Bombers That Could Still Be In Service In 2040

These bombers have some serious long-term potential.

15 B-52s were officially lost in Linebacker II, but the actual number is likely between 22 and 27 when adding in write-offs.

Aircraft useful against insurgents and low-intensity conflicts are not necessarily the same as those useful against a peer-on-peer conflict.

Partly due to Wright’s legal obstructions, the US lagged behind European air forces in WWI and had to fly British and French fighter planes.

The 1st SOW has seen numerous combat deployments and is one of the most agile units in the US Air Force.

The US Air Force often finds military applications for civilian aircraft, from business jets to interplanetary spaceships.

Israel, the US Marines, and the US Air Force are known to have used the F-35 in combat (the British could have as well).

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Perhaps well over a dozen advanced US drones have been shot down or otherwise lost over Yemen, underscoring their vulnerability.

The program was eventually canceled.