USAF 4-Star General Declares: We Need 225 Bombers

The U.S. Air Force needs as many as 225 bomber aircraft to meet current and future threats presented by rivals such as Russia and China, according to Gen. Timothy Ray, Commander of Global Strike Command and Strategic Command. Speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air-Space and Cyber Conference, Timothy Ray said the Air Force bomber inventory needs to jump from roughly 156 up to more than 220.