USAF Stealth Bomber trains with UK F-35 for first time
NewsSeptember 03, 2019
UNITED KINGDOM. UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of their deployment to Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK.
During this deployment, UK F-35B Lightning fighters are conducting sorties with the USAF B-2 bombers. Both are 5th generation aircraft and, according to the Royal Air Force, this is the first time that USAF B-2’s has trained with non-US F-35’s.
Royal Air Force Fairford often hosts deployments and exercises by U.S. strategic aircraft. The Royal Air Force claims that these regular deployments reinforce the USAF Europe and the Royal Air Force’s unique partnership and their collective contribution to NATO.
