Explore why the 1950s-era B-52 Stratofortress, capable of carrying 32,000 kg of weapons, remains a cornerstone of US airstrikes on Iran amid escalating conflict.

Planned upgrades for the US Air Force's 70-year-old strategic bomber will basically make the aircraft "a new airplane," President Donald Trump's nominee to head US Strategic Command said. The B-52 ...

Fresh footage released by the US military shows B-52 Stratofortress bombers taking off as Washington intensifies strikes against Iranian targets under.

With just some B-52s equipped for the nuclear mission and all of them in high demand around the globe, finding time to ...

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to Bomber Task Force Europe launches from RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom, beginning a long-range mission across Eastern Europe. The heavy bomber links ...

A U.S. B-52 bomber nearly hit a small aircraft after avoiding an initial collision with an airliner last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Donald Trump's ...

Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which was forced to take evasive action to avoid a midair collision, the military ...

Shortly after an airliner made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52 last month over North Dakota, the bomber nearly collided with a small private plane as it flew past the Minot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the ...