As of January, the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has moved into hardware production. Two airframes are now being ...

At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a ...

The United States is doubling down on one of its oldest yet most versatile combat aircraft, handing Boeing roughly $2 billion to overhaul the B-52 bomber fleet for decades of additional service. The ...

The U.S. Air Force has handed Boeing a $2 billion mandate to drag one of […] ...

Boeing received a $2 billion contract last month to start work on extending the life of 60-year-old U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers into the 2060s. The program to upgrade all 76 B-52Hs is ...

Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, have B-52 bombers. ARLINGTON, Va. – A B-52 Stratofortress recently ...

A closer look at the last 'BUFFs' still standing.

The B-52s in service today outwardly resemble those that flew in the 1950s, but their interiors have been repeatedly modernized over the years. First introduced in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has ...

The Air Force’s newer bombers were tailored for narrow mission sets that have aged poorly in the 21st century, while the B-52 Stratofortress remains extremely adaptable. In an aerospace era of stealth ...

Inside the rapid B-52 X-Ray inspection that saved 17 days and boosted confidence in the 70-year-old bomber. In late June 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing shared that its Non-Destructive ...