Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber’s future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons from outside S-400/S-500 envelopes. This might allow the plane to fly for 100 ...

Upgrades of the B-52 Stratofortress are necessary to give the plane a longer flying life, according to the commander of ...

There are currently 76 B-52s in the US Air Force fleet—and many of these graduates are young enough to be the grandchildren ...

It is unclear how many airmen, including support personnel, were deployed to Spain or Guam for the abridged BTF deployments. However, the deployment was no vacation. The United States Air Force ...

The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision between a US Air Force B-52 “Stratofortress” and a commercial airliner ...

A passenger jet made a hard turn midair Friday to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot and the Air Force. SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, ...

Looking up in the sky at any fixed-wing aircraft in flight, and if it's low enough, you typically see the outlines of a fuselage and two wings. If you're viewing a standard airplane with a normal ...

A SkyWest pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” on Friday to avoid a B-52. SkyWest Airlines was operating a regional flight for Delta Air Lines from Minneapolis to Minot International Airport in ...

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 ...