Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130's ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...

The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War.

The B-52 has always solved one problem by becoming something new. Now it is doing it again, this time through software, ...

BISMARCK — During an air traffic snafu that nearly caused a B-52 bomber to collide with a commercial flight over the North Dakota State Fair in Minot in July, the bomber also came dangerously close to ...

A B-52 Bomber nearly collided with two airplanes in one day, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The July 19 incident came to ...

The B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber made its first flight on April 15, 1952, almost 74 years ago. The aircraft entered service in February 1955. No other aircraft model in the United States Air ...

On January 10, 1964, a B-52H test flight left Wichita to study stress and turbulence effects near the Rocky Mountains, part of Cold War efforts to keep bombers mission-ready over rugged terrain.

Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force has taken steps to reduce the required capability of the new radar for its B-52 bomber as a way to reduce costs and improve schedule following a significant ...

A B-52 with test markings was spotted carrying a mysterious payload that resembles the rendering of the AGM-181 LRSO, the Air Force’s next-gen stealth nuclear cruise missile. A U.S. Air Force B-52H ...