Explore why the 1950s-era B-52 Stratofortress, capable of carrying 32,000 kg of weapons, remains a cornerstone of US airstrikes on Iran amid escalating conflict.
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America’s biggest air arm is turning the B-52 into a hypersonic shooter
What will it be like to re-assemble a 1960s bomber powered to launch some of the fastest air-launched bombs ever to be tested? Modern identity of the B-52 has little to do with its image during ...
Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...
Boeing received a $2 billion contract last month to start work on extending the life of 60-year-old U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers into the 2060s. The program to upgrade all 76 B-52Hs is ...
The B-52H received the AN/APQ-188 AESA radar at Boeing’s San Antonio facility and has now arrived at Edwards AFB for the ground and flight testing planned throughout 2026. The U.S. Air Force has ...
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