The Cold War-era B-52 bombers are getting modern engines and updated radar systems that will replace the 1960s powerplants ...

The United States Air Force operates just 76 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and 45 Rockwell B-1B Lancer long-range bombers, and ...

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

To increase the number of mission capable B-52 and B-1 aircraft, the North Star Readiness Campaign aims to speed up parts ...

The U.S. Air Force marked major progress in the long-term modernization of the B-52 strategic bomber fleet in 2026 with two ...

The U.S. Air Force’s future B-52J is moving closer to flight testing with its new Rolls-Royce F130 engines, the company said during AFA National, advancing a propulsion upgrade critical to keeping the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force B‑52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base on Monday, prompting an immediate ...

The B-52 bomber aircraft first entered service during the Eisenhower administration during the 1950s. More than seven decades later, the Air Force is spending billions of dollars to transform the Cold ...

LOS ANGELES >> A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed today shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, and all eight crew members aboard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Training Range in Pabrade during a military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2016' some 60km.(38 miles) ...

The night that dumb luck may have saved America.