In the 1950s, as the Cold War intensified, the US Navy pursued an extraordinary idea: a jet-powered flying boat capable of delivering nuclear weapons without relying on vulnerable airbases. The result ...

Armed with an eight-gun nose and capable of carrying a heavy bomb load, the Douglas A-26 Invader became one of the most ...

The Avro Vulcan, a thunderous and charismatic Cold War bomber, is the most well-known British bomber after the wartime ...

Military aviation history is filled with aircraft that achieved extraordinary performance yet never became widely fielded.

The B-2 Spirit was a major breakthrough in US Air Force airpower, enabling the service to project power through almost any ...

The military aircraft is not as fast as you might think.

The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the upgrades make the B-52 basically "a new airplane." The upgrades are ...

The flyover is scheduled to coincide with the conclusion of the national anthem, which will be performed by singer Charlie ...

The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the B-1 Lancer and the B-2 Spirit—are destined for retirement. With that in ...

The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.