Modern upgrades and the failure of newer bombers to meet expectations mean the B-52 will remain a core part of the Air Force into the 2050s.

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 U.S. Air Force has locked in its next move to keep the venerable B-52 bomber flying well into midcentury, awarding Boeing ...

The new AESA radar is a major part of the U.S. Air Force's plan to thoroughly revamp the venerable B-52, and extend its life ...

The B-52, sporting the orange throwback paint scheme, has been spotted flying over Texas with two loads under the wing hardpoints, one of which clearly looks like an AGM-183 ARRW missile. A U.S. Air ...

The U.S. Air Force says the B-52 bomber that had a near miss with a Delta Airlines flight over North Dakota on Friday was flying an approved flight path at the time. The Air Force released the ...

To be sure, B-52s will not be flying the most challenging missions in the future. One would assume, upon hearing the name “Stratofortress,” that the weapon it describes would be a mighty one. Indeed, ...

The B-52 bomber’s radar upgrade is delayed until at least 2030, with aging systems and outdated practices complicating efforts to modernize the Cold War-era aircraft for decades of future use. The ...

FORT WALTON BEACH — Long before Dick Rynearson would ever be known as the mayor of Fort Walton Beach, he spent his time in the skies flying the B-52 Stratofortress over Vietnam. Rynearson, 79, grew up ...

The incidents reportedly occurred within seconds of each other in North Dakota on July 19 North Dakota Governor's Office via AP A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost ...