The B-52 is a strategic bomber capable of carrying more than 70,000 lbs of conventional and nuclear weapons. It can reach ...

The US Air Force’s B-52J upgrade program, replacing engines and modernizing radar/avionics to keep the venerable bomber ...

In an age of fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones, and hypersonic weapons, the continued relevance of a 1950s-era bomber ...

B-52 Stratofortresses, an E-3 Sentry and an E-6B Mercury. In the wake of WWII, the Department of the Air Force became a stand-alone service on September 18, 1947, created by the National Security ...

Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton recently said he wanted a 220-aircraft bomber fleet. This would mean ordering 140 B-21 Raider stealth bombers, up from 100.

In April, 2002, in Wichita, Kansas, coinciding with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the B-52's first test flight at the Boeing plant, members of the B-52 Stratofortress Association held ...

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carried out a combined air patrol with Philippine Air Force FA-50s over the South China Sea. [Courtesy: Philippine Air Force] A U.S. Air Force B-52 ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...

Two commercial flights were canceled Tuesday evening after a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber jet stalled on a shared runway ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Global military spending surged to an unprecedented $2.72 trillion in 2024, jumping 9.4% from the ...