While many know the decorated service history of the B-52 Stratofortress, its predecessor paved the way for stealthy, jet-powered bombers in the U.S. military.

VIKING NEBULA shows what happens when military operation planners try to come up with a good mission name, unlike Odyssey ...

It was built by Boeing during the Cold War era to carry out nuclear missions and made its maiden flight in April 1952. The ...

The B-52 may be nearly eighty years old, but the bomber continues to support the U.S. nuclear deterrence apparatus.

An Air Force bomber with a retro paint scheme and payload ... It’s part of an upgrade to keep the aging B-52 fleet modern and flying through 2050. A photographer near Boca Chica Beach in ...

Fighter jets from NATO countries intercepted two long-range U.S. heavy bombers in intensive Arctic drills, as tensions ...

First, the B-52 will be able to fly farther and with more ... B-52 the Backbone of U.S. Bomber Fleet The B-52 remains the backbone of the U.S. bomber fleet for both nuclear and conventional ...

Israel and Iran tacitly disengaged after two notable episodes in 2024, the first with Tehran raining ... 15i aircraft flew alongside a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber, practicing operational ...

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on potential alternatives for the B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP), ...

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment. The first two airframes are 60-0007 ...

Four of the huge warplanes have been patrolling European skies since landing at RAF Fairford - this is the message they are ...