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Sky News AU
12 hours ago
- Sky News AU
‘A lot of unknowns': Level of damage to Fordow will take months to assess
Air Force Global Strike Command Deputy Commander Mark Weatherington discusses the success of Operation Midnight Hammer in destroying Iran's Fordow nuclear facility. 'It's going to take days, weeks, months for us to fully understand the damage at Fordow,' Mr Weatherington told Sky News host Sharri Markson. 'There's a lot of unknowns – it appears to me that the weapons performed the way they were supposed to perform.'

Sky News AU
12 hours ago
- General
- Sky News AU
‘Extreme challenge for the pilots': What it feels like to fly a B-2 Spirit bomber jet
Air Force Global Strike Command Deputy Commander Mark Weatherington explains what it's like to operate a Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber jet. 'The B-2 is very similar to most of the aircraft that we operate,' Mr Weatherington told Sky News host Sharri Markson. 'Long duration … can be an extreme challenge for the pilots, very fatiguing. 'It's an extreme effort, but they handle it very well, skilfully and professionally.'