AURORA, Colorado—Test engines meant to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in the skies through the bomber’s 100th birthday are expected to be delivered in 2027 after recent key performance evaluations, ...

The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, but it is still thundering into the sky in 2026. This footage shows the old ...

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, March 26, 2024. (Master Sgt. Staci Kasischke/Air Force) Life aboard the military’s oldest bombers could become a ...

The Air Force’s program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress’s 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the ...

The U.S. Air Force is upgrading its B-52H Stratofortress fleet to the B-52J standard, extending the bomber’s service life ...

The Air Force is already looking for a replacement for the B-52 bomber, but in the meantime, it plans to fly the current model until at least 2050.

The US looks set to deploy its Cold War heavy bombers to Iran as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday would mark the fiercest attacks of the war so far. Even after 70 years of service ...

Boeing received a $2 billion contract last month to start work on extending the life of 60-year-old U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers into the 2060s. The program to upgrade all 76 B-52Hs is ...

The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber was ingeniously designed with landing gear that can be positioned up to 20 degrees left or right of the centerline for both takeoff and landing. A crabbed ...

The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF 25-2, practiced operational coordination and communication with Israeli F-35Is and F-15Is to deter regional threats. A U.S Air Force B-52H Stratofortress ...

The B-52s in service today outwardly resemble those that flew in the 1950s, but their interiors have been repeatedly modernized over the years. First introduced in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has ...