According to a report in Sky News, officials at the US Department of Defense confirmed that B-1 bombers have left the Air Force Base in the United Kingdom to fly missions in the Middle East. Although the plane is not new, its use is considered unusual in the West.
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In fact, the B-1 bomber is a supersonic jet fighter with four engines, when the plane reaches a speed of about Mach two. It also has a tremendous capacity for carrying armaments, which includes the ability to carry up to 57 tons of bombs. If necessary, the plane can even carry several nuclear bombs. The bomber’s flight range reaches up to 12 thousand km, its length reaches 44.5 meters and its height reaches 10.4 meters.
The aircraft entered service for the first time about 40 years ago in the US Air Force. Its first use was during the “Desert Storm” operation as part of the first Gulf War, and later it was also used in the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan among the United States Army.
Meanwhile, in the United States, they are pinning their hopes on the expected reactions in the Middle East. A senior American official said in an interview with the ABC network: “There are estimates that our planned response in the Middle East will send a clear message to stop the attacks against the United States military forces.”
The Houthis (Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
In the meantime, the United States this week destroyed an anti-aircraft missile in the area controlled by the Houthis in Yemen, which “posed an immediate threat” to the planes patrolling the area. This is the first time that the United States has hit an anti-aircraft missile in Yemen. Also, the US attacked in Yemen and bombed, among other things, 10 of the group’s drones.
Earlier today, a surface-to-surface missile was launched towards Israel and intercepted in the Red Sea area by the “Hatz” system. No alarm was triggered in Eilat or Arava. An explosion was heard in the area.