The flight consisted of two B-52Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in the Middle East since 2019, launched to deter ...

Moscow said it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two US bombers approaching the Russian border. Russia's defense ministry said two B-52H bombers "withdrew" as the jets approached. The B-52H ...

A four-engine flame out sent a B-52H Stratofortress into an uncontrolled left roll. The crew was able to recover the aircraft when the bomber was dangerously close to the ground. A B-52H ...

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — As the B-52H Stratofortress tops more than six decades in service, it’s grown increasingly temperamental — and for the U.S. Air Force, a challenge to keep in the air.

-With a distinguished combat record stretching from Vietnam to the fight against ISIS, the venerable "BUFF" is now undergoing a major modernization. -Upgrades include new Rolls-Royce engines, advanced ...

B-52 Stratofortress pilots control six-decade-old hardware with a 185-foot wingspan — and the lives of the four or five airmen onboard. But the moment the Vietnam War-era bomber’s wheels leave the ...

The most striking aspect of a mission that involved two B-52H Stratofortresses flying over Sweden on Tuesday was not the fact that the bombers conducted the B-52’s first live weapons drop in the ...

Summary and Key Points: During the Bayou Warrior Exercise, the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing tested its long-range strike capabilities with B-52H bombers at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. -The ...

LOCKHEED MARTIN will increase the performance and memory of U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber mission computers under a $30 million contract. The company's Avionics Control Unit computer will replace the ...

The B-52H is the service’s primary strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform. When it comes to legendary aircraft, the American-made B-52 “Stratofortress” bomber certainly comes to mind.