B-52 Stratofortress

The importance of the B-52’s hypersonic warfare capabilities cannot be overstated in the current geopolitical moment.

The B-52 may be nearly eighty years old, but the bomber continues to support the U.S. nuclear deterrence apparatus.

Two Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers were deployed to conduct a “low-pass flyover in Sweden.” The flight marked the first anniversary of the nation’s accession to NATO. What wasn’t noted was...

The B-52 and accompanying fighter aircraft flew within just 30 miles (50 kilometers) of the Russian border, and just 10 miles of the Belarusian border.

The United States Air Force operates a fleet of seventy-six B-52s aircraft, including reserves. 

The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform.

Last Wednesday’s emergency landing is the third incident involving a U.S. Air Force warplane since the beginning of the year.

The U.S. Air Force long has kept the same three bombers in rotation, but that will soon change. The United States has the most robust fleet of strategic bombers on...

Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.

The U.S. Air Force’s latest B-52 variant just reached another milestone. According to the service, the bomber’s F130 engines have passed their critical design review. These engines are expected to...

The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest machines in service anywhere within the US military. But the mid-19th-century bomber will be getting a modernizing update in the form of...

What You Need to Know: The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and in service since 1952, is America’s longest-serving bomber, renowned for durability, adaptability, and strategic impact in conflicts from...