As of January, the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has moved into hardware production. Two airframes are now being ...

Key Points and Summary - Despite its incredible age, the B-52 Stratofortress is undergoing a massive modernization to remain a cornerstone of U.S. airpower into the 2050s. -Key upgrades include ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force fleet, has been in service for over 70 years. Its longevity and resilience have often been attributed to a peculiar feature: the ...

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 ...

At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a 160-foot gash across the frozen bay. All four thermonuclear weapons detonated ...

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 B-52 might not be retiring until the 1960s meaning it will likely set a new record for the longest in service US combat ...

The United States Air Force did not announce the deployment of two B-52s to Japan, and it is unclear where the aircraft originated from. This week, two United States Air Force Boeing B-52H ...

Considering geopolitical tensions in Europe, the B-52s’ presence in Spain is appropriate. Earlier this month, the US Air Force dispatched an unknown number of B-52 bombers to southern Spain. According ...

Over the past six months, the PBS NewsHour has visited a number of military bases for a series about America's aging nuclear arsenal. We wanted to know: how many nuclear weapons were necessary and how ...