The U.S. deployed B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia as a signal to Iran that America may commit to force if diplomacy fails. Their ...

Ultimately, Boeing’s Model 462 was awarded the contract and the B-52’s origin story officially began. When the Stratofortress first reached operational capacity, it instantly became a Cold War ...

In April, 2002, in Wichita, Kansas, coinciding with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the B-52's first test flight at the Boeing plant, members of the B-52 Stratofortress Association held ...

S. Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, en route to Australia in 1982. NASM/ USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Taningco STANDING ON A STEPLADDER IN THE GLOOM of the B-52’s cavernous bomb bay ...

As the B-52’s name, Stratofortress, suggests, these complex machines are cloud-hugging heavy-lifters. According to Boeing, “The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of ...

In an age of fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones, and hypersonic weapons, the continued relevance of a 1950s-era bomber ...

U.S. Air Force's efforts to keep its Cold War-era B-52 bomber viable for 21st-century warfare have hit a financial turbulence ...

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