B-52 Stratofortress Hit New Milestones With Engines And Radar Upgrades

The Cold War-era B-52 bombers are getting modern engines and updated radar systems that will replace the 1960s powerplants ...
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B-21 Raider base preparation estimate doubles to about $2 billion

About $2 billion is now the U.S. Air Force’s estimate for construction needed to prepare Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. That is double the $1 billion ...
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U.S. Air Force Accelerates $2 Billion Ellsworth Upgrade for First B-21 Raider Bomber Base.

Airfield lights are powered on and tested during runway upgrades at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, on November 26, 2025, as the U.S. Air Force advances infrastructure work to prepare the base ...
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U.S. Air Force Pushes To Put More B-52 And B-1 Bombers Back Into Service

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating B-52 and B-1 readiness by tackling parts shortages, maintenance delays and sustainment bottlenecks.
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Randy's warbird profiles: Boeing B-17G-105-VE s/n 44-85740 "Aluminum Overcast"

In this edition of Randy's Warbird Profiles, Randy Malmstrom examines the Experimental Aircraft Association's Boeing B-17G ...

‘Bill is home’: Chandler family receives fragment of WWII hero’s crashed plane

More than eight decades after young Tasmanian airman Bill Chandler was shot down over Europe during the Second World War, a ...