The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been an icon of military aviation for decades ... Townsend flew several early demonstration missions that validated the bomber’s capacity for high-subsonic speeds ...

6, 2025. The B-52 is one of the four deployed to RAF Fairford, UK, as a part of the Bomber Task Force 25-2 (BTF 25-2) that began on Feb. 11, 2025. From the images released by both the services ...

A key facet of the B-52’s capability is its eight-engine power plant: four engines on each wing, two on each pylon, which gives the bomber global ... money in the long run.

The FY 2025 Budget Request also did not include ARRW. B-52 Stratofortress crews from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and the 49th Test and Evaluation ...

The B-1 is the only supersonic bomber in America’s military arsenal. While it doesn’t carry nuclear weapons, it is still intensely lethal. We took a rare test flight.

The arrival of C-17s and KC-135s to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean is raising eyebrows as a possible attack pointed towards ...

Two US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at RAF Fairford ... The mission, say the U.S. Air Force, underscores the strategic role of B-52 bombers ...

The concept for the B-52 originated in the late 1940s. The Pentagon needed a long-range bomber capable of carrying massive payloads over intercontinental distances. Boeing took on the challenge and ...

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 ...

A B52 US bomber is the highlight for visitors to the Darwin Aviation Museum in the Northern Territory. The workings of this monster aircraft are explained clearly by guides within the museum. There ...