Summary: The B-52 Stratofortress, the longest-serving aircraft in U.S. military history, first took to the skies in 1952, a year marked by significant global and cultural events. Originally designed ...

The first B-52 is now carrying out testing with the APQ-188 AESA systems as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — As it idled on the flight line here, a B-52H Stratofortress known as the Red Gremlin II looked much the same as it did in the 1960s. But the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 ...

While the first B-52 Stratofortress never saw combat, its successors would go on to cement their place in Air Force history. June 2025 marks significant milestones for the United States military. Last ...

World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history, and while it was horrific, it also spurred many innovations and inventions. This included the development of long-range strategic ...

Key Points and Summary - Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber's future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons from outside S-400/S-500 envelopes. This might allow ...

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The B-52 sporting the amazing throwback paint scheme has returned at Barksdale Air Force Base. As reported in details a few days ago, a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber was photographed by ...

Student pilot 1st Lt. Clayton Hultgren of the 11th Bomb Squadron, right, guides a B-52H Stratofortress in for aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker above Arkansas on Jan. 4, 2024. (Stephen Losey ...

The U.S. Air Force has released more photographs and details about the pretty unique the B-52H in orange paint scheme. The U.S. Air Force has just released the first aerial photographs of the B-52H 61 ...

The B-52 bomber, a formidable Cold War-era aircraft, has been spotted for the second time carrying the Air Force’s next-generation stealth nuclear cruise missile, the AGM-181 LRSO. This sighting, ...

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on April 14, 2023. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/U.S. Air Force) ...