US Sends Two B-2 Stealth Bombers to Europe

A B-2 Spirit bomber is followed by two F-117 Nighthawks during a mission. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

The Air Force on Sunday announced it was deploying two more nuclear-capable bombers to Europe on top of the three aircraft sent over last week.

The US Global Strike Command press release, quoted by the Defense One portal, announcing the deployment of two B-2 stealth bombers did not specify a threat that the aircraft were responding to. 

Still, their fielding comes amid stepped-up efforts by the US military to reassure NATO member countries of the US commitment to collective security against a backdrop of continuing tensions with Russia over its activities in Ukraine.

Last week, the Air Force deployed three nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to Europe for training operations.

The Sunday press release said the B-2 bombers were on a short-term mission to the US European Command area of operations that would provide “opportunities for aircrews to sharpen skills in several key operational sets and become familiar with airbases and operations in the region.” 

The release did not say when the bombers would return to the United States.

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