The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the Air Force for seven decades. New upgrades to keep it flying, though, have ...

Meet "The BUFF" — the Big Ugly Fat Fella — a legendary aircraft with nearly a century of service. From its origins as a ...

Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and Joint Global Strike Operations Center commander, was commander of the 5th Bomb ...

While the first B-52 Stratofortress never saw combat, its successors would go on to cement their place in Air Force history.

When Michael Riggs started work on the Boeing B-52 programme almost 20 years ago, the newly-hired engineering graduate expected Boeing would soon move him off the Stratofortress programme.

Manufacturer: Boeing Military Airplane Co. Power plant: Eight Pratt & Whitney engines TF33-P-3/103 turbofan Armament: Approximately 70,000 pounds mixed ordnance -- bombs, mines and missiles Speed ...

The Pentagon published what appears to be the first rendering of the AGM-181 Long-Range Stand-Off missile (LRSO) meant for ...

The B-52 bomber’s radar upgrade is delayed until at least 2030, with aging systems and outdated practices complicating ...

In its current form, the B-52 can fly for a total of 8,800 miles (14,100 km), at speeds of 650 mph (1,046 kph), carrying an impressive arsenal of weapons. B-52 Stratofortress B-52 Boeing radar ...

The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has just started. With the landing at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air ...

A popular 3D computer graphics game engine, developed by Epic Games and first showcased in 1998, is helping Boeing in the upgrade of the iconic Stratofortress bombers to the B-52J standard.