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 become a ...

A protest near Fairford took an unexpected turn when B-1 and B-52 bombers flew overhead during the demonstration. The ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has defied all expectations of military aircraft longevity. First taking flight in 1952 and ...

After years of delays and rising costs, the modernization of the decades-old B-52 Stratofortress is now on solid ground, a top service official said before the Hous ...

The US looks set to deploy its Cold War heavy bombers to Iran as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday would mark the fiercest attacks of the war so far. Even after 70 years of service ...

The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF 25-2, practiced operational coordination and communication with Israeli F-35Is and F-15Is to deter regional threats. A U.S Air Force B-52H Stratofortress ...

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 ...

The enhanced B-52 platform is expected to play a critical role in the Air Force’s bomber strategy for years to come. Efforts to incorporate new upgrades to the Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress may be ...

The B-52s in service today outwardly resemble those that flew in the 1950s, but their interiors have been repeatedly modernized over the years. First introduced in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has ...

The U.S. is now flying B-52 bombers over Iran — an operational shift that signals American forces have achieved air superiority inside parts of the country after weeks of strikes degraded Tehran’s ...

The Air Force’s program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress’s 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the service announced May 4.