The Air Force’s newer bombers were tailored for narrow mission sets that have aged poorly in the 21st century, while the B-52 ...

A growing consensus of military leaders and experts argues that the U.S. Air Force’s plan to buy only 100 B-21 Raider stealth ...

The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...

A B-52H Stratofortress flying near Minot Air Force Base in April 2025. The pilot of a civilian passenger jet made a sharp and abrupt maneuver just prior to landing at a North Dakota airport to avoid ...

The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...

The North Dakota Air National Guard will establish a new support unit for the Air Force’s B-52 bombers at Minot Air Force ...

There are currently 76 B-52s in the US Air Force fleet—and many of these graduates are young enough to be the grandchildren of the original pilots of those aircraft.

A civilian pilot was forced to perform what has been described as an “aggressive go-around” to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber near Minot, North Dakota. The article has been updated ...

When the B-52J becomes operational, it will provide the deterrence required to caution Chinese aggression. American bomber fleets continue to make headlines this summer. Following the role of the B-2 ...

An incident involving an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and a regional Delta airline passenger jet in North Dakota has now prompted multiple investigations after the bomber appeared near the plane's ...