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The Fraud Case That Claimed Rolls-Royce Used Scrap To Build Engines Powering The B-52, Global Hawk, & MQ-25

The Fraud Case That Claimed Rolls-Royce Used Scrap To Build Engines Powering The B-52, Global Hawk, & MQ-25

A troubling accusation leveled at a historic house of aviation.

Luke Diaz 7 hours ago
The Last Boeing‑Built Heavy Bomber Still Airworthy

The Last Boeing‑Built Heavy Bomber Still Airworthy

A closer look at the veteran Boeing warbird.

Luke Diaz 1 day ago
Inside The $400 Million Test Cells Rolls-Royce Built To Keep The B-52, V-22, & C-130J Flying

Inside The $400 Million Test Cells Rolls-Royce Built To Keep The B-52, V-22, & C-130J Flying

As the V-22 program winds down, Rolls-Royce is moving to ramp up B-52J and MV-75 engines while eyeing potential CCA Incr...

Aaron Spray 1 day ago
How A $1.1 Billion Upgrade Just Turned A Remote Australian Airbase Into The US Air Force's Answer To Guam

How A $1.1 Billion Upgrade Just Turned A Remote Australian Airbase Into The US Air Force's Answer To Guam

The USAF growing footprint in Northern Australia's outback.

Luke Diaz 1 day ago
5 US Air Force Bases Still Flying Some Of The Service's Longest-Serving Aircraft Types

5 US Air Force Bases Still Flying Some Of The Service's Longest-Serving Aircraft Types

US Air Force bases are home to aircraft that have served for decades, continuing to perform vital missions long after en...

Christian P. Martin 1 week ago
Inside The $603 Million Contract Giving B-52 Bombers A New AESA Radar

Inside The $603 Million Contract Giving B-52 Bombers A New AESA Radar

The new and improved BUFF gets another pay bump.

Luke Diaz 1 week ago
5 Forgotten Pacific Airfields From History That Are Quietly Returning To Frontline US Air Force Service In 2026

5 Forgotten Pacific Airfields From History That Are Quietly Returning To Frontline US Air Force Service In 2026

The revitalization campaign to restore America's chain of Pacific air bases.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
The B-52 Vs. The B-2 Spirit: Which Bomber Actually Carries More Ordnance?

The B-52 Vs. The B-2 Spirit: Which Bomber Actually Carries More Ordnance?

Two of the Air Force's heaviest hitters go head-to-head.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
The US Air Force Just Bought A Stripped-Down Radar To Keep The B-52 Relevant Into The 2040s

The US Air Force Just Bought A Stripped-Down Radar To Keep The B-52 Relevant Into The 2040s

Budget overruns force the BUFF to cut back.

Luke Diaz 2 weeks ago
Why This Long-Range Bomber Will Likely Be The 1st Jet Aircraft To Reach 100 Years Of Continuous Flying

Why This Long-Range Bomber Will Likely Be The 1st Jet Aircraft To Reach 100 Years Of Continuous Flying

Upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet aircraft to...

Victoria Agronsky 2 weeks ago
Why The US Air Force Flew B-52s At 70 Degrees Of Bank While Connected To A Tanker

Why The US Air Force Flew B-52s At 70 Degrees Of Bank While Connected To A Tanker

A viral video captured the US Air Force performing a seemingly impossible maneuver with a B-52 bomber.

Josh Eyre 2 weeks ago
The $60,000-Per-Hour Math Behind Moving A Third Of America's B-1B Fleet To England

The $60,000-Per-Hour Math Behind Moving A Third Of America's B-1B Fleet To England

Moving one-third of America's B-1B fleet to England cut flight times, reduced costs and transformed Fairford into a key ...

Christian P. Martin 3 weeks ago
The US Air Force Bomber Fleet Has Shrunk From 500 To 140 Jets As Demand Hits Record Highs

The US Air Force Bomber Fleet Has Shrunk From 500 To 140 Jets As Demand Hits Record Highs

The US Air Force has far fewer bombers than it did at the end of the Cold War, but these aircraft are being deployed mor...

Christian P. Martin 3 weeks ago
Why The B-52 Modernization Program Is $3 Billion Over Budget

Why The B-52 Modernization Program Is $3 Billion Over Budget

The latest and greatest version of the BUFF is getting pricier.

Luke Diaz 4 weeks ago
Why The US Air Force Almost Never Launches The B-1B, B-2, & B-52 Together From One Base

Why The US Air Force Almost Never Launches The B-1B, B-2, & B-52 Together From One Base

Why the USAF rarely launches the B-1B, B-2, and B-52 together—and why Guam's Andersen AFB is uniquely equipped to make i...

Victoria Agronsky 1 month ago
Why The B-52 Will Still Be Flying Alongside America's Newest Stealth Bomber

Why The B-52 Will Still Be Flying Alongside America's Newest Stealth Bomber

The B-52J will serve a complementary role with the B-21 with the two aircraft optimized for different, but related missi...

Aaron Spray 1 month ago
The $14 Million Nuclear Missile Quietly Linking America's 70-Year-Old B-52 To The Brand-New B-21 Raider

The $14 Million Nuclear Missile Quietly Linking America's 70-Year-Old B-52 To The Brand-New B-21 Raider

The B-52J and B-21 are to be linked by the next-generation stealthy nuclear cruise missile currently under development b...

Aaron Spray 2 months ago
The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050

The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050

The upgraded B-52 will keep two small towns at the center of US nuclear deterrence strategy for years to come, while the...

Christian P. Martin 2 months ago
Why The US Air Force Still Flies A Strategic Bomber With A Cockpit Designed In The 1960s

Why The US Air Force Still Flies A Strategic Bomber With A Cockpit Designed In The 1960s

The B-52 began its service life in the 1950s; it's still flying today because it's easy to modernize and it can carry an...

Christian P. Martin 2 months ago
Why The B-52's New Engines Will Make It More Powerful Than Jets Built 40 Years After It

Why The B-52's New Engines Will Make It More Powerful Than Jets Built 40 Years After It

One engine swap makes a 1950s bomber more useful than the aircraft designed to replace it.

Antonio Di Trapani 2 months ago