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This article offers a look at the weapons systems, tactics and organization of the U.S. Armed Forces to prepare the country for a new kind of war. It explains that the advent of electronics, atomic and air travel technology drive the revolutionary changes in warfare. Among the weapons systems in the U.S. arsenal are the U.S. Air Force's Boeing B-52 intercontinental bomber, U.S. Navy's Convair Terrier antiaircraft guided missiles and U.S. Army's 106-millimeters (mm) recoilless rifle.

At the heart of the recent tensions between the Philippines and China is a barely habitable ship that has, for over two decades, served as Manila's lone guardian in the Second Thomas Shoal. China has repeatedly accused Manila of infringing on its territorial sovereignty while Philippine officials, emboldened by an increasingly assertive President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., are weighing how best to add military heft to future missions. The Philippines is not the only nation at risk as the US accuses China of repeated incidents between its two militaries. [Extracted from the article]

A China Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippines-contracted resupply boat on Sunday, and a Chinese maritime militia boat ran into a Philippine coast guard ship hours later. (Bloomberg) -- The US and China each released video footage that accused the other of provocative or unprofessional actions by military craft in and around the South China Sea, escalating the rhetoric by both countries in the disputed body of water. [Extracted from the article]

Three booster-test failures of a development-model ARRW derailed plans for the missile to go into production last year. (Bloomberg) -- Bowing to the obvious, the US Army acknowledged Thursday that it won't meet a four-year-old goal to deploy a hypersonic weapon in the two remaining weeks of this month. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Bowing to the obvious, the US Army acknowledged Thursday that it won't meet a four-year-old goal to deploy a hypersonic weapon in the two remaining weeks of this month. Three booster-test failures of a development-model ARRW derailed plans for the missile to go into production last year. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the possibility that the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber from the U.S. Air Force become obsolete before it even gets into full-scale production. The bomber is considered to be the most complicated plane ever made. It is also considered vulnerable because there is a lag between the original design idea and the ultimate emergence of the planes on a production line basis. According to an Air Force spokesperson, the special tooling, dies, jigs, and fixtures for the bomber are costing 50 million U.S. dollars.

(Bloomberg) -- Raytheon Technologies Corp. beat Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. for a $1 billion contract to design, develop and produce a new hypersonic weapon for the US Air Force, the Pentagon announced Thursday. It will be the Air Force's second hypersonic missile after Lockheed's ARRW, which is a hypersonic weapon that's boosted into the atmosphere and then glides to its target. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Raytheon Technologies Corp. beat Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. for a $1 billion contract to design, develop and produce a new hypersonic weapon for the US Air Force, the Pentagon announced Thursday. It will be the Air Force's second hypersonic missile after Lockheed's ARRW, which is a hypersonic weapon that's boosted into the atmosphere and then glides to its target. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The US Air Force's top hypersonic weapon completed thesecond consecutive successful test of its booster motor in less than twomonths, the service said, a turnround after three failures. The three previous failures derailed plans for the missile to go intoproduction this year so that the Pentagon could declare by Sept. 30 thatthe air-launched weapon known as ARRW would be the US's firstcombat-capable hypersonic weapon. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The US Air Force's top hypersonic weapon completed thesecond consecutive successful test of its booster motor in less than twomonths, the service said, a turnround after three failures. The three previous failures derailed plans for the missile to go intoproduction this year so that the Pentagon could declare by Sept. 30 thatthe air-launched weapon known as ARRW would be the US's firstcombat-capable hypersonic weapon. [Extracted from the article]

Meanwhile, Vertical Research Partners analyst Robert Stallard called the stock's valuation "eye-watering" following its recent advance. Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is making steps toward recovery and the market is noticing. [Extracted from the article]

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc agreed to sell its Spanish ITP Aero unit to a group led by Bain Capital for 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion), netting the British aero-engine maker much-needed cash to help it recover from the coronavirus crisis. The deal with Bain and partners JB Capital and Spanish defense firm Sapa will help Rolls rebuild its balance sheet as it seeks to restore its investment-grade credit rating, it said Monday in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

"U.S. forces have conducted several airstrikes in defense of our Afghan partners in recent days", U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicole Ferrara, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said by email. (Bloomberg) -- U.S. military aircraft have been hitting ground targets in Afghanistan in an effort to protect allies, according to U.S. Central Command, as the Taliban makes rapid advances in the void left by withdrawing American and North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. military aircraft have been hitting groundtargets in Afghanistan in an effort to protect allies, according toU.S. "U.S. forces have conducted several airstrikes in defense of ourAfghan partners in recent days", U.S. Air Force Maj. NicoleFerrara, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson, said by email. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Russia questioned Washington's compliance with a key nuclear treaty just over a fortnight before President Vladimir Putin holds his first summit with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden. The Russian accusations are "fairly strange" because New START allows for the U.S. actions and Russia had ample time in recent years to lodge these complaints, said Alexander Golts, an independent defense expert in Moscow. [Extracted from the article]

Vehicles and equipment will be airlifted from Afghanistan, according to Kirby, who said the Defense Department is still assessing the cost of the withdrawal ordered by President Joe Biden. Keywords: ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; EXE; GEN; GOV; NORTHAM; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPAS EN ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP EXE GEN GOV NORTHAM TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPAS Two B-52 long-range bombers arrived in the region around Afghanistan Friday to bolster security as the U.S. prepares to withdraw all 2,500 troops from the country by September, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. ALLTOP, ASIA, ASIATOP, EXE, GEN, GOV, NORTHAM, TOP, US, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAM, WWTOPAS. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the skillful piloting and advanced-design aircraft shown by the Soviet Union Air Force for Western military observers including U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Nathan F. Twining at Tushino airdome in Moscow, Russia during the country's National Aviation Day. It states that the Bear heavy bomber made the strongest impression on the visiting military men. It says that the Bison, considered Russia's counterpart of the B-52 Stratofortress, proved to be smaller.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Congress to call the Air Force to account for the loss of 15 B-52 planes and most of their crews over Northern Vietnam. The U.S. government expressed concern over the number of crew killed during the bombing around the Hanoi-Haiphong area and on the attrition of B-52s. The Air Force believes in the usefulness of the bombers even in populated areas and against sophisticated air defense. The event in Vietnam is expected to improve the Defense Department's decision on the production of swing B-1 fighter bombers.

(Bloomberg) -- Iran will start a new round of military exercises on its southern Gulf of Oman coast, in its latest show of force against the U.S. as Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House. Iran has struck back by accelerating its atomic activities, carrying out weekly military drills and passing a law that in effect enforces a deadline on the Biden government to start lifting Trump-era sanctions. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Iran marked the first anniversary of the U.S. assassination of a top general while warning President Donald Trump it was ready to push back against any further aggression. We will never initiate war, but if someone attacks Iran, we will respond firmly and with full preparedness", Safavi said, adding that Iran was capable of sinking U.S. aircraft carriers. [Extracted from the article]

His comments came after Iran's military warned that it was prepared to defend itself and respond firmly to any U.S. aggression during a weekend of bellicose statements commemorating General Qassem Soleimani's killing by the U.S. in a drone strike in Iraq on Jan. 3, 2020. We will never initiate war, but if someone attacks Iran, we will respond firmly and with full preparedness", Safavi said, adding that Iran was capable of sinking U.S. aircraft carriers. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said his country is ready to match any aggression by the U.S. with decisive and firm blows as Iranians mark the first anniversary of the assassination of a top general. President-elect Joe Biden has said he wants to save that accord and end the standoff with Iran, but Trump has continued to level threats at Tehran. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Iran's foreign minister said he had intelligence indicating a plot to create an excuse for war with the U.S., days before the anniversary of the killing of military commander Qassem Soleimani that has seen tensions between the two countries mount. U.S. Touts Two-Plane B-52 Gulf Deployment as Signal To Iran The move was the latest show of force from the U.S. ahead of the Jan. 3 anniversary of its assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, for which Iran has vowed revenge. [Extracted from the article]

This article reveals that U.S. President Ronald Reagan will be asking Congress for 220 billion dollars in defense budget for fiscal 1982. The defense budget request is 25 billion dollars more than sought by President Jimmy Carter. The defense budget includes funding for development of a stealth bomber and a second-generation of bombers to replace the aging B-52.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Defense to stretch out the production of Boeing B-52 heavy jet bomber.

The article reports that the U.S. Senate tacked on 960 million dollars to the Defense Department appropriation bill for the fiscal year 1957. It says that around 800 million dollars of the budget is intended for the production of roughly 100 additional Boeing B-52 heavy bombers and the rest is for additional U.S. Air Force research and development. It states that the appropriation hike was the first Congressional blow at U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower on a key defense issue.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force has allowed the public to see a glimpse of bomber plane called YB-52 Stratofortress of Boeing Airplane Co. in the week beginning May 19, 1952.

(Bloomberg View) -- Oh, So That Must Be Why Boeing Wanted the Iran Deal: Eli Lake Close watchers of the Iran debate understood that the lifting of sanctions on Iran would potentially allow major U.S. companies like Boeing back into the Iran market. For example, Parsi's group developed a script for activists to use when pressing lawmakers to boycott the Israeli prime minister's speech to Congress last year, in which Benjamin Netanyahu inveighed against the Iran deal. [Extracted from the article]

Cold War-era nuclear bomber dropping precision-guided bombs In the last month, however, the B-52 attacks have accelerated, and the bombers had flown almost 140 sorties as of Monday in support of operations against Islamic State. [Extracted from the article]

U.S. should respect China's core interests, Wang Tells Kerry The U.S. and China have been at loggerheads since October when the U.S. sailed a warship within 12 nautical miles of an island China built on a previously semi-submerged reef. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the U.S. Air Force's Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) meant to destroy underground bunkers and facilities. It states that the MOP is a satellite-guided bomb that is so heavy it can only be carried in B-2 and B-52 bombers. It mentions the bomb is dropped from high altitude and breaks through up to 200 feet of concrete reinforcements before it explodes. It presents a chart of past bombs, including the atomic B61 Mod 11 bomb and the BLU-122/B bomb.