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The 70 year old bomber that refuses to retire
In an industry where most military aircraft are replaced within a few decades, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has defied time itself. Weighing nearly 390,000 pounds at maximum takeoff and originally ...
The planned replacement of aging Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103s is intended to keep the B-52s flying after the B-1 and B-2 bombers retire in the 2030s, when the upgraded Stratofortress and ...
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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 ...
Specific Raider production rate details remain classified, but Aviation Week has reported that it is “understood to be up to eight aircraft per year.” The Air Force official told TWZ that the final ...
Underwater archaeologists have located a World War II B-17 in the Baltic Sea, and recovered artifacts may help identify the ...
The Air Force is taking a big step forward with the B-21 Raider as it seeks to hasten delivery of the service’s ...
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