#B-52
How A Single Test Flight Crash Set Back The B-52J Radar Program By Months
Despite a new delay to the much-anticipated B-52J program, the initiative will still extend the type's life to the 2050s...
Why The US Air Force's 1950s B-52 Is Easier To Modernize Than Its 1990s F-22 Raptor
While the F-22 is the "king of air combat", the crown for "ease of upgrade" easily goes to the venerable B-52. Now let's...
How The B-21 Raider Compares To The B-2 Spirit, B-52 & B-1B – And Why It Wins Every Category
How the B-21 Raider compares with the B-52, B-1B, and B-2—and why it will shape the USAF's future bomber force.
The Cold War Operation That Kept Nuclear-Armed B-52s Minutes From Soviet Airspace At All Times
The reason why the USAF kept nuclear armed B-52s on continual rotation just outside of Soviet airspace...for nearly a de...
This Cold War Bomber Survived 20 Retirement Attempts To Become The US Air Force's Most-Deployed Strike Aircraft
The B-52 may live to be 100, even though efforts to find a replacement started in the 1950s when it was still being buil...
Why The B-52's New Rolls-Royce Engines Will Make America's 70-Year-Old Bomber More Efficient Than Ever
The next chapter in the story of the B-52 is now being written.
Why America's B-52 Stratofortress Is More Lethal In 2026 Than When It Was Built
The BUFF keeps leveling up on its path to become the USAF's centurion.
How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-52 Stratofortress Get?
A closer look at the bomber’s real MPG, operating costs, and why the USAF still flies the B-52.
The Real Reason The US Air Force Is Still Flying B-52s Built Before Most Of Its Pilots Were Born
The B-52 is an iconic Cold War aircraft. It was supposed to retire, now lets dive into why it has and will remain in ser...
The US Air Force's Hypersonic Gamble Is Taking Shape & B-1B Lancer Is At The Center Of It
The B-1B Lancer has been seen with the ARRW hypersonic weapon in testing. This could point to a future as an effective h...
How This 70-Year-Old Bomber Gave The US Air Force A Tactical Advantage Over Iran
The B-52 is a Cold War relic, but over Iran, it just proved why the USAF is keeping it around.
Why The B-52 Will Outlive The Very Bombers Built To Replace It
The enduring BUFF keeps flying through the eras.
Why A 70-Year-Old B-52 Is Now Carrying America's Most Advanced $14 Million Stealth Nuclear Missile
Why the 70-year-old B-52 now carries the $14M stealth AGM-181 missile—and how it keeps the US nuclear deterrent credible...
Why Does The US Air Force Still Rely On The B-52?
The B-52 stays relevant thanks to its low operating costs, its plentiful remaining flight hours, and the ability to use ...
The 6 Military Aircraft With The Longest Service Lives
A exploration of the world's most durable military planes.
7 Reasons Why The US Air Force Still Operates The B-52
From nuclear deterrence to missile truck missions, the B-52 Stratofortress remains essential to US airpower even in 2026...
The 4 Largest Bomber Fleets In The US Air Force
A closer look at some of the biggest warbirds in America.
Is It True That The B-2 Spirit Bomber Can Fly Faster Than The B-52 Stratofortress?
Is the Flying Dorito faster than the BUFF?
How Many B-52 Stratofortresses Were Built?
The legendary B-52 Stratofortress, behemoth of the sky built to fight the unthinkable war, nearly a century later the fl...
Why The B-52 Stratofortress Is Poised To Reach A Century Of Flying
The B-52 might not be retiring until the 1960s meaning it will likely set a new record for the longest in service US com...