The U.S. Air Force’s recent statements about the B-52 bomber’s nuclear role need to be understood in terms of both current ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the ...

The B-52 Stratofortress was born into a world of black-and-white television and slide rules, yet it is now being rebuilt to fight in an era of hypersonic weapons and AI-enabled swarms. The United ...

Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...

The Air Force is also making progress with a technology-inspired effort to increase the weapons payload for the workhorse B-52 bomber. The 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade, or IWBU, will allow the ...

Six hours into a routine patrol mission over the Arctic, smoke began filling the cockpit of a B-52 Stratofortress carrying four hydrogen bombs. Captain John Haug and his crew fought to reach Thule Air ...

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.

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 ...