#B-52
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.
The Last Boeing‑Built Heavy Bomber Still Airworthy
A closer look at the veteran Boeing warbird.
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...
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.
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...
Inside The $603 Million Contract Giving B-52 Bombers A New AESA Radar
The new and improved BUFF gets another pay bump.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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 ...
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...
Why The B-52 Modernization Program Is $3 Billion Over Budget
The latest and greatest version of the BUFF is getting pricier.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.