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Aviation Wall on MSN1d
B-52 Stratofortress | The Bomber That Refuses to Die
Why is a bomber built in the 1950s still one of the most feared weapons in the skies today? Discover the incredible story of ...
National Security Journal on MSN3h
‘New’ Air Force B-52J Bomber Is In Trouble: It Won’t Fly Until 2033
The Air Force has had one constant in the past 70+ years, the B-52 bomber. The B-52J is a proposed upgrade to the B-52 ...
Military.com21h
Newsweek's 'Unconventional' Went Behind the Controls of the Soon-to-Be-Retired B-1 Bomber
Before it gets retired and replaced by the upcoming B-21 Raider, Naveed Jamali, a former spy, Navy veteran, author and host ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
American B-52 Bombers Set to Fly Over the Capital of Latvia
A U.S. B-52 bomber will fly over Riga with NATO allies, symbolizing a commitment to Baltic security. The event includes a ...
The National Interest on MSN5d
The B-52 Stratofortress Faces a Massive Redesign
Despite soaring costs and complex retrofitting, the B-52’s deep modernization aims to transform it into a digitally upgraded ...
Defense Daily5d
Despite B-52 Cost Breach, W80-4 Will ‘Stay the Course,’ Sandia Director Says
The W80-4 warhead will stay on schedule, despite the cost breach of its delivery vehicle the B-52 bomber, Sandia National ...
theasialive6d
B-52 Bombers: B-52 Radar Upgrade Breaches Budget, Raising Questions About the Bomber’s Future
Low-rate production decisions affecting 28 aircraft are scheduled for 2026 ... Mission-capable (MC) rates reveal the strain on the Air Force bomber fleet. In 2024, the B-52 maintained a 53.77% MC rate ...
Avgeekery1d
Broken Arrow: “By the Slightest Margin of Chance, a Nuclear Explosion Was Averted”
A B-52 with two nuclear bombs crashed in North Carolina in 1961. Recovery crews were unable to find the weapon component ...
The Aviationist on MSN1d
412th Test Wing Commander Talks F-47, B-21 Testing, AI Agents, YF-23 and More
Brig. Gen. Wickert Shares interesting insights in podcast interview. In a wide-ranging and insightful interview on Episode ...
Newsweek’s Naveed Jamali Becomes First Reporter to Fly in All Three U.S. Air Force Bombers for “Unconventional” Series
In a historic achievement marking a new chapter in defense journalism, Unconventional journalist Naveed Jamali of Newsweek has become the first reporter to fly aboard all three of America’s bombers: ...