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First B-52s to get new engines this year

Critical design review clears Boeing to upgrade two Stratofortresses in bid to keep them flying past 2050.

B-52 getting a new pylon to handle four times heavier bombs

The U.S. Air Force published a request for information on May 20, seeking industry proposals to design and build a new external weapons pylon for the B-52 Stratofortress bomber cap...

New Heavy Bomber on Horizon: USAF Begins Analysis of Alternatives for B-52

First B-52H to arrive for engine upgrade later this year

The B-52 bomber is getting new engines, and the program just cleared the last major technical hurdle before physical modification work begins on the first aircraft. The B-52J Comme...

U.S. Air Force Launches Analysis of Requirements for Possible B-52 Successor

The U.S. Air Force is launching next year a Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives which will allow to determine requirements for future B-52 upgrades or an entirely new heavy bombe...

B-52 modernization ‘stabilized’ after cost spikes, schedule delays, Air Force official says

“It’s a lot of money. Some of us watch that money very carefully,” said Rep. Clay Higgins.

US Air Force’s B-52J re-engining clears design review, nears flight testing

The US Air Force’s B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has completed its Critical Design Review, clearing the way… The post US Air Force’s B-52J re-engining clears design re...

B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program Passes Critical Design Review

The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, with work on the first bomber starting later this year....

Iran War: From F-15's to B-2 stealth bombers, the US military assets being used

The most expensive aircraft was the B-2 stealth bomber, which had a cost per unit of $1.157 billion in 1998.

U.S. B-21 Stealth Bomber Being Rushed Into Service - Development Flight Tests Completed in Under Half Required Time

The B-21 Raider next generation intercontinental range strategic bomber currently under development for the U.S. Air Force has completed a major developmental flight test

‘Epic Fury:’ B-2 Bombers Launch 30-Hour Strikes From US Soil in Intercontinental Operation

A report from Guessing Headlights on April 17 notes that wars often take place far away, until a single detail suddenly pushes perception beyond its limits. What drew attention thi...

B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being previously retired in 2021. The U.S. Air Force announced on May 6, 2026, that a regenera...

B-21 stealth bomber completes aerial refueling test with KC-135

The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber has successfully conducted aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of its ongoing flight test campaign, the Department o...

Enter B-52 Sandman

B-2s flew 36-hour mission to target Iranian Revolutionary Guard meeting

B-2 bombers dropped bunker-buster bombs on an underground compound where commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had gathered.

U.S. Air Force Releases First Official Photos Of B-21 Raider During Aerial Refueling Tests

The USAF has just released the first image showing the upper side of the new B-21 Raider bomber in photos from its aerial refueling tests. On Apr. 14, 2026, the U.S. Air Force publ...

U.S. Surges Funding to Accelerate B-21 Bomber Development After Multiple Delays Risk China Overtaking

The United States Department of Defence is requesting a $6.1 billion funding boost for the B-21 Raider next generation bomber program, as part of a major surge in defence

AGM-183 ARRW Shown on B-1B Bomber for the First Time

The U.S. Air Force released for the first time a short clip showing a B-1B Lancer bomber flying with an AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapon carried externally. A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lan...

New Photos Show Lakenheath’s Camo F-15E Tooled Up With Practice Bomb Load

The F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, recently painted to commemorate Operation El Dorado Canyon’s 40th anniversary, took off on May. 7, 2026 with a heavy load of iner...

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US Air Force returns retired B-1B bomber from boneyard to active service

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer that was retired in 2021 has returned to active service after nearly two years… The post US Air Force returns retired B-1B bomber from boneyard to active...

Northrop Grumman reports B-21 test milestone as program accelerates

Northrop Grumman announced on May 7 that the B-21 Raider Combined Test Force cut its 180-day test plan to 73 days and secured $11.8 billion, with half the missions completed. “The...

U.S. Air Force expands KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at Eielson to boost Arctic refueling power

The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing accepted four additional KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, expanding the unit’s fleet and...

B-25 Mitchell Bomber Roars Over Alton: A First-Time Memorial Day Tribute That Gave Everyone Chills

There’s something unforgettable about the sound of a World War II bomber cutting through the sky on Memorial Day. This year, residents and parade-goers in Alton, Illinois, got to e...