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The Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress Bomber ‘Nightmare’ Is Real
The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff weapons—especially the ...
The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.
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 ...
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 is preparing to take a major step forward with the B-21 Raider program. The second B-21 Raider stealth ...
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 ...
When Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers to bomb Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, a move the Pentagon announced Wednesday night, it marked the first time in 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.
An incident involving an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and a regional Delta airline passenger jet in North Dakota has now prompted multiple investigations after the bomber appeared near the plane's ...
Multiple B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew for hours off the coast of Venezuela amid lethal military strikes on vessels in ...
An Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flew overhead as Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday met with President Donald Trump on a U.S. Air Force flightline in Alaska. The stealth bomber, used for some of ...
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