This marks the second deployment of US Air Force B-52s to RAF Fairford this year, following the BTF-25-2 Europe mission in February.

Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber’s future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons ...

Moore’s MIG kill was the last recorded by a strategic bomber in wartime. He was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s ...

A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost collided with a small plane in North Dakota on July 19, ...

The goal of the B-52’s BTF missions is to be unpredictable, while allowing US bomber crews to conduct joint operations with US allies and partners.

The B-52 Stratofortress is not equipped with an auxiliary power unit (APU), meaning it needs to be cart started with ...

The Air Force announced a second B-21 Raider flight test, marking progress on the $800 million stealth bomber that will ...

Operating in 72-hour non-stop cycles, the B-52’s involvement at the Battle of Tora Bora peaked during its most intense phase.

Like most who were alive to witness it, Glenn Carlson of Laconia remembers where he was when news of the 9/11 terror attacks came in. Unlike almost everybody else, however, he found himself amid a ...