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The U.S. Air Force’s B-52J Bomber Crisis

The U.S. Air Force’s ambitious B-52J modernization program, intended to keep the bomber flying until the 2050s, is in serious ...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force is significantly upgrading its “legacy” B-1B Lancer bomber fleet to bridge a ...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force has established the 20th and 96th Bomber Generation Squadrons under the 2nd Bomb Wing to enhance operational flexibility against near-peer adversaries like ...
Air Force maintenance teams are pulling a decommissioned B-1B Lancer bomber out of the boneyard and plan to put it back into active-duty service to replace another Lancer that was damaged in a fire.
Air Force officials have requested up to 145 B-21 Raiders, out of a total bomber fleet of 220 aircraft. Over the next few years, the US Air Force will add the B-21 Raider, America’s newest stealth ...
A B-52H crew was able to land safely after losing power to four of its eight engines, one of the most severe emergencies a “BUFF” aircrew can face, in a show of airmanship and professionalism that ...
The U.S. Air Force released new pictures of its B-21 Raider, a nuclear-armed stealth bomber currently going through testing. The new photos show the B-21 conducting tests, including flight tests and ...
Northrop Grumman expects to receive new U.S. Air Force contracts for its B-21 Raider stealth bomber program by the end of the ...
The race to develop 6th-generation aircraft is no longer a future vision – it’s now a defining force behind U.S. defense strategy. With cutting-edge platforms like the B-21 Raider, the F-47 and the ...
STRATCOM and the USAF top officials said the service would need 145 B-21s, instead of the planned 100, and a ‘high-end penetrating capability’ to face the increased threats of future combat scenarios.
The Air Force launched multiple B-52 bombers in what it called a “bomber attack demonstration” off the coast of Venezuela.