How The US Air Force’s B-52 Fleet Maintains Global Strategic Presence
After six decades of vigilance, the US’s mighty fleet of B-52 Stratofortress’ endure to provide deterrence and ensure global ...
The Supersonic Cold War Bomber That President Jimmy Carter Never Liked
While serving as President, Jimmy Carter chose a replacement for the B-52 bomber. He rejected one concept outright, but it ...
Hackaday3 年
New Engines Could Propel The B-52 Beyond Its 100th Birthday
The B-52 is known for its distinctive layout of eight engines in four separate two-engine pods. Equipped with Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103 engines, the bomber boasts a range of 8,800 miles (14,162 ...
Business Insider8 年
Air Force B-52 bomber ISIS
An curved arrow pointing right. The United States Air Force says the B-52 bomber could be the next weapon used in the fight against ISIS. In a recent briefing, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee ...
BBC4 年
Probe after B-52 bomber forced to make landing at RAF Fairford
According to an RAF spokesman, the bomber was halfway through the Mediterranean when one of its eight engines shut down, although he added B-52 planes can run on two engines. "They had to make a ...
Business Insider4 年
B-52 bombers in Louisiana tested their ability to drop nuclear bombs
The required sample size for this test will meet a historical Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) requirement of two B-52 aircraft. "After a successful loading of 20 missiles, our 2nd Operations ...
Yahoo News1 个月
US to deploy B-52s, warships to Middle East as aircraft carrier departs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it will deploy B-52 bombers, fighter jets, refueling aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East, in a readjustment of military assets as ...
朝日新聞社1 年
U.S. military says Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea
BANGKOK--A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the potential for a ...
Aviation Today11 天
Rolls-Royce: F130 Engine for B-52 Passes CDR
The testing at NASA Stennis “marked the first time F130 engines were tested in the dual-pod engine configuration of the B-52 aircraft,” the company has said, and the Rapid Twin Pod Tests ...
The Aviationist8 天
U.S. and Japanese Air Forces Hold Bilateral Exercise Over Sea of Japan with B-52, F-15Js, F ...
However, officially released pictures by the Japan MoD showed only F-15Js from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and a B-52 bomber. There were no pictures or official statements from the U ...
The Aviationist21 天
U.S. Air Force Might Need To Reassess Bomber Force Size
The Air Force has long stated that its future bomber force will see the B-1 and B-2 retire, while the upgraded B-52 will continue to work together with the B-21. AFGSC has in fact already said ...