Pentagon considers second B-21 Raider production line as U.S. seeks to expand stealth bomber fleet and delivery pace
U.S. defense officials are considering establishing a second production line for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber as part of efforts to accelerate output and expand the fleet.
U.S. Strategic Command concludes Global Thunder 26 as Minot AFB units demonstrate nuclear readiness
Global Thunder 26, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual field training and command and control exercise, concluded on 26 October.
Global Thunder 26 underway as U.S. Strategic Command tests nuclear deterrence and readiness
U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is currently conducting its annual nuclear command and control exercise, Global Thunder 26, at Offutt Air Force Base, having launched operations on 21 October 2025.
U.S. Strategic Command emphasises urgent need for nuclear triad modernisation
General Anthony J. Cotton, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), has underscored the critical importance of modernising the nation's nuclear triad to maintain effective strategic deterrence.