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Here's all the military firepower Trump wants to show off at his big Fourth of July bash
M1 Abrams tanks
Bradley Fighting Vehicles
Two Bradley Fighting Vehicles, armored troop transport vehicles with the ability to provide suppressing fire, will join the M1 Abrams tanks on the mall, CNN reports.
M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle
The large M88 Recovery Vehicles are used to recover armored vehicles on the battlefield. There will be one of these in the static display with the M1 Abrams main battle tanks and the Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
B-2 Spirit bomber
"We're going to have planes flying overhead, the best fighter jets in the world and other planes too," Trump revealed Monday.
For the event, Trump is bringing out America's top stealth air assets, including, two defense officials told CNN, the powerful B-2 stealth bombers built to slip past enemy air defenses to deliver devastating conventional and nuclear strikes.
F-22 Raptors
The F-22 is a fifth-generation stealth jet that serves as America's premier air superiority fighter. CNN reports that F-22s, together with the new F-35s, will participate in the "Salute to America" festivities.
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters
The F-35, the most expensive weapons program in American military history, is a fifth-generation multi-purpose fighter rapidly emerging as an important symbol of American airpower.
Two Navy F-35Cs are expected to flyover the capital.
F/A-18 Hornets
The Fourth of July celebration will feature a flyover by the Blue Angels, the Associated Press reported a few days ago. The famous demonstration team flies F/A-18 Hornets with iconic blue and yellow color schemes.
F/A-18E Super Hornet
At least two of the highly-capable multirole fighters are expected to participate in the event, ABC News reports, citing multiple defense officials.
MV-22 Ospreys
Two of the Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys are expected to participate in the Independence Day activities, according to ABC News. The tiltrotor aircraft, which can carry up to 24 troops, is the main assault transport aircraft used by the Marines.
VC-25 (Air Force One)
Trump plans to have one of the VC-25 aircraft — the military version of the civilian Boeing 747 jetliner that's capable of serving as an Air Force One presidential transport plane — flyover during the Fourth of July celebrations, The Washington Post reported last week.
VH-92 (Marine One)
The VH-92, the military version of the S-92, is expected to eventually serve as the new Marine One. This helicopter has not yet entered service, but it will, nonetheless, make an appearance this Thursday, according to ABC News.
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