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B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have been deployed to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in Queensland as part of a Bomber Task Force.
The aircraft from the US Air Force’s 509th Bomb Wing and 131st Bomb Wing flew from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to Australia earlier this month on 16 August.
“United States strategic bombers can operate in the Indo-Pacific region from a broad array of overseas and continental US locations with great operational resilience,” a statement published by US Indo-Pacific Command read.
“This deployment is in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners, and joint forces and strategic deterrence missions to reinforce the rules-based international order.
“The Pacific Air Forces look for every opportunity to train alongside our allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
A Defence statement confirmed the arrival of the aircraft as part of continuing interoperability training with the United States Air Force.
“This deployment provides an opportunity for Australia and the United States to deepen air-to-air integration as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation,” Defence said.
“RAAF and the United States Air Force have a longstanding shared history of military-to-military ties and regularly train together to improve interoperability.”
