T he United States Air Force has 85 active Boeing B-52H Stratofortresses still in the inventory of the 744 that were built.

But has this still-formidable aircraft changed since first taking flight seven decades ago? Yes and no. Getting the answer would require me to understand what the B-52 truly is and what it is like ...

The next major milestone for the B-21 programme is the first flight of a test aircraft ... who flew both the Boeing B-52 and Northrop B-2 bombers for the USAF. “Having the opportunity to ...

Summary: The B-52 Stratofortress, a cornerstone of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic bomber fleet since its first flight over seven decades ago, defies the aging process through successive upgrades.

Even if the first flight of the upgraded bomber is still years away, we now know how it will look like after the largest modification program in its history. As we extensively reported, the B-52 ...

But the five-person aircrew on the flight dubbed “Scout 93″ practiced ... Oklahoma and back to Louisiana, the B-52 flew alongside the first bomber, met up with a KC-135 Stratotanker for ...

On the morning of the training flight, the crew strapped into ... Oklahoma and back to Louisiana, the B-52 flew alongside the first bomber, met up with a KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling ...