What Are The Multi-Functional Capabilities Of The B-52 Stratofortress?
The B-52 has been the mainstay US strategic bomber for seven decades. A major reason for its staying power has been its ...
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The Air Force Freaked: A B-52 Bomber Hit a Tanker and Lost 4 Nuclear Bombs
A recent article by Dario Leone, based on historian Peter E. Davies' book "Chrome Dome 1960-68: The B-52’s High-Stakes Cold ...
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The New B-52J Bomber Could Become a 'Flying Aircraft Carrier'
Summary and Key Points: The B-52J is the latest modernization of the iconic B-52 Stratofortress, a long-serving U.S. Air ...
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The Air Force's New B-52J Bomber Will Be Armed to the Teeth
The B-52J won't begin test flights until 2028, and this latest variant of the B-52 Stratofortress won't become operational ...
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B-52 Bombers Testing 'Long-Range Strike Capabilities' in New Wargames
During the Bayou Warrior Exercise, the U.S. Air Force's 2nd Bomb Wing tested its long-range strike capabilities with B-52H ...
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Airmen flying B-52 bombers should be more comfortable, lawmakers say
A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, March 26, 2024. (Master Sgt. Staci Kasischke/Air Force) Life aboard the military’s oldest bombers could ...
Congress Wants US Air Force B-52 Bombers To Carry Nukes Again
U.S. beefing up its nuclear arsenal amid Russia's treaty suspension and China's expansion.
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US Lawmakers Look to Reinstate Nuclear Bomber Program
Congressional committees on a bipartisan level are encouraging a more robust nuclear approach to national defense, including ...
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Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds
Two significant upgrades to the B-52 bombers are facing issues and delays, per a new watchdog report. The re-engined bombers, ...
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Congress wants to restore nukes on conventional B-52 bombers
A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission from Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, March 26 ...
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RAF Fairford Draws Spectators With Breathtaking B-52 Bomber Display
On Monday, May 20, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, touched down at RAF Fairford in the U.K. for a routine bomber ...
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Airmen flying B-52 bombers should be more comfortable, lawmakers say
Life aboard the military’s oldest bombers could become a little cozier under new legislation proposed on Capitol Hill. The ...