Since the World War II era, the U.S. Air
Force has relied on strategic bombers to gather intelligence and
defend the United States against adversaries.
A strategic
bomber is a medium to long range penetration bomber aircraft
designed to drop large amounts of air-to-ground weaponry onto a
distant target for the purposes of debilitating the enemy's capacity
to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, penetrators, fighter-bombers,
and attack aircraft, which are used in air interdiction operations
to attack enemy combatants and military equipment, strategic bombers
are designed to fly into enemy territory to destroy strategic
targets (e.g., infrastructure, logistics, military installations,
factories, cities, and civilians). In addition to strategic bombing,
strategic bombers can be used for tactical missions.
U.S. Air Force video by Staff
Sgt. Anastasia Tompkins - January 2018 Edit by USA
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