The next chapter in the story of the B-52 is now being written.

The USAF’s North Star Readiness Campaign has boosted the number of flyable B-52 “Stratofortresses” by 40 percent. That doesn’t mean they’ve acquired more aircraft; it means the number unavailable due ...

The U.S. Air Force has fielded the IRIS beyond-line-of-sight communications system on B-52 bombers, improving long-range ...

Plans are afoot to integrate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) into the payload of ...

A recent U.S. Navy contracting notice outlines plans to negotiate with Lockheed Martin to integrate the AGM-158C Long-Range ...

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The subject of integrating the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber ...

The cost of keeping the B-52s in the air is roughly 10 times higher than their original construction cost during the 1950s and early 1960s. The United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress takes off during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration at Nellis Air Force Base, ...

People photograph a U.S. Air Force B-1 as it approaches to land at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, March 17, 2026. (Toby Melville/Reuters) Two of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber aircraft will be ...

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress takes off during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on June 5, 2025. (William R. Lewis/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air ...