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The B-52’s nuclear role is quietly expanding again after treaty limits fade

The life expectancy of the B-52 had never been the interesting aspect. The kinds of engineering story that are going to be of ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

The B-52’s new mission: More than a bomber, built for connected warfare

A 65-year-old bomber has just gone into 2026 flight testing with an AESA type of radar in a fighter style, a capability leap that would have sounded like science fiction when the first Stratofortress ...
Yahoo

The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for nuclear command says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the ...
The Aviationist

What It Takes to Keep a 70-Year-Old B-52 Flying: Exclusive Look Inside the Accelerated Inspection at Edwards AFB

Inside the rapid B-52 X-Ray inspection that saved 17 days and boosted confidence in the 70-year-old bomber. In late June 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing shared that its Non-Destructive ...
The Aviationist

B-52 Radar Modernization Nears Flight Testing

The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...
Newsweek

B-52 Bomber Almost Collided With Two Planes: Report

A U.S. B-52 bomber nearly hit a small aircraft after avoiding an initial collision with an airliner last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Donald Trump's ...
Stars and Stripes

B-52H bombers could fly past 100th birthday under a new contract awarded to Boeing

Boeing received a $2 billion contract last month to start work on extending the life of 60-year-old U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers into the 2060s. The program to upgrade all 76 B-52Hs is ...
People

B-52 Bomber That Nearly Hit Airliner Last Month Almost Collided with Small Plane Less Than a Minute Later

The incidents reportedly occurred within seconds of each other in North Dakota on July 19 North Dakota Governor's Office via AP A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost ...
Jalopnik

The B-52 That Almost Hit A Plane Actually Almost Hit Another Plane Too

A month after a B-52 bomber landing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota caused a SkyWest airliner to take evasive maneuvers, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary ...
Task & Purpose

Air Force B-52 forced passenger plane to make ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid collision

The pilot of a civilian passenger jet made a sharp and abrupt maneuver just prior to landing at a North Dakota airport to avoid an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber that was performing a low-level ...