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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 ...
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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 ...
It was a top-secret mission that kicked off the country’s first strikes in Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. Now, ...
Dropping bombs on North Vietnam from a B-52 during the Vietnam War required access to information from down on the ground up to celestial heights, Air Force veteran Jim Colligan recalls. Colligan ...
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 ...
Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...
Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...
The first B-52 mission with aerial refueling lasted around eight hours, during which the plane reportedly reached Finland’s border with Russia BERLIN, November 17. /TASS/. B-52 strategic bombers are ...
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