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The B-52 Bomber Has a Secret Weapon: It Can Carry Almost Anything

-With a distinguished combat record stretching from Vietnam to the fight against ISIS, the venerable "BUFF" is now undergoing a major modernization. -Upgrades include new Rolls-Royce engines, advanced ...
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5 Reasons the B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Headed to the ‘Boneyard’ for Good

Key Points and Summary - After nearly 40 years of service, the B-1B Lancer is heading for retirement in the 2030s. -The Air Force cites aging, fatigue-prone airframes and soaring maintenance that’s ...
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What's it like to fly a B-2 bomber for 2 days straight? Here's what record-holding pilots say.

Stealth bombers flew roughly 37 hours to bomb Iran's nuclear sites this weekend. The longest B-2 flight was a 44-hour bombing mission to Afghanistan in October 2001. The Iran mission required a large ...
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When Was The B-2 Bomber Made? These Are The Years It Was Produced

Back in the late Cold War years, the U.S. was racing to stay ahead of the Soviet Union. This led them to develop a new kind of aircraft. This bomber, which was unlike anything the world had ever seen ...
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B-52 Bomber That Nearly Hit Airliner Last Month Almost Collided with Small Plane Less Than a Minute Later

The incidents reportedly occurred within seconds of each other in North Dakota on July 19 North Dakota Governor's Office via AP A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost ...
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Why Does the B-2 Spirit Bomber Cost So Much to Fly?

The small number of B-2s in the Air Force’s inventory—and the labor-intensive process of maintaining its stealth coating—put ...
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Second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber makes maiden flight

With a wingspan of 132 ft (40.2 m), the flying wing aircraft is slightly smaller than the B-2, yet can still haul a payload of 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) at a speed in excess of Mach 0.8 over an ...
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A Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Might Take Flight This Year

The B-21 appears to be making steady progress in its development phase. The US Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber program continues to make progress. According to an official late last month, ...
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B-2 bomber pilots had toilet, microwave and a cooler for snacks on their 37-hour Fordow bombing raid

The B-2 stealth bombers used to attack the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant are equipped with toilets, microwaves and usually a cooler for snacks to make life more comfortable for the pilots who were ...
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Turkey sandwiches and stealth: Preparing for B-2 bomber missions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Before strapping into the cockpit of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that ...
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B-2 Bomber Crews Identified in Iran Strike

The U.S. Air Force executed "Operation Midnight Hammer," a 37-hour, 7,000-mile B-2 Spirit bomber strike on Iran's Fordow and other nuclear facilities, marking the first combat use of GBU-57 Massive ...