June 29, 2025, marks the 70th anniversary of the first operational Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 Stratofortress delivery ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. July 16, 2014. ... The B-52 was the U.S. Air Force’s main long-range heavy bomber during the Cold War, and continues to be an important part of the bomber force today.

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.

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The B-52 bomber’s radar upgrade is delayed until at least 2030, with aging systems and outdated practices complicating ...

A massive Wichita-built B-52 Stratofortress arrived at Boeing Wichita today for some “permanent repairs,” a Boeing spokesman said. The U.S. Air Force heavy bomber was spotted flying over east ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber has been the workhorse of the United States Air Force for more than seventy years, and efforts are being made to keep the aircraft flying until the ...