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5 Odd Facts About The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress That You May Not Know
The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber designed and developed by Boeing. The United States Air Force (USAF) and NASA have primarily operated the aircraft since its early days.
How Many B-52 Stratofortresses Were Built?
The legendary B-52 Stratofortress, behemoth of the sky built to fight the unthinkable war, nearly a century later the fleet ...
B-52 BUFF isn’t bluffing Iran: CHAMP missile can hit underground nuclear plants
The high-power microwave energy weapon can incapacitate or damage the electronic systems of Iran’s underground nuclear plants ...
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B-52 nuclear bomber circles Estonia amid EU's Kyiv visit
While EU politicians are in Kyiv, a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress belonging to the USAF circles over Estonia, just about 60 miles from the Russian border. Here’s what characterizes this powerful machine ...
The Local3d
Why did an American bomber fly over Stockholm?
If you looked up in central Stockholm on Tuesday, you may have seen two Swedish Jas Gripen fighter jets and a giant US B-52 ...
How US Air Force Global Strike Command Gets Aircrew Fit To Fly B-52s For 33 Hours
New methods keep B-52 flight crews alert during 30+ hour missions, merging physical stamina with mental strength for global ...
The Aviationist4d
USAF B-52 Stratofortress Flies with Israeli F-35Is and F-15s in Joint Training Over Middle East
The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF ... A U.S Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber and Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15I Ra’am and F-35I Adir fighters conducted a joint training exercise ...
The National Interest15d
A B-52 Stratofortress Buzzed Russia To Celebrate Estonia’s Independence Day
The B-52 and accompanying fighter aircraft flew within just 30 miles (50 kilometers) of the Russian border, and just 10 miles of the Belarusian border.
The National Interest7d
Message To Iran: U.S. B-52s Operated Alongside Israeli F-35Is
A move which will not go unnoticed by Iran’s top brass. Four United States Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers were deployed to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in ...
Kyiv Post17d
Nuclear-Capable US Bomber Spotted Near Russia, Riles Russian Media
A US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a long-range strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew just 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Russian border, triggering a wave of reactions ...
The Victoria Advocate1mon
KTBS celebrates 70 years of B-52's sound of freedom
The B-52 Stratofortress was built in 1952. With a few modifications, Model B entered service in 1955. "It's a remarkably overbuilt, overengineered airframe and there are very few things that are ...
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New Engines Could Propel The B-52 Beyond Its 100th Birthday
First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...