VIKING NEBULA shows what happens when military operation planners try to come up with a good mission name, unlike Odyssey ...

The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF 25-2, practiced operational coordination and communication with Israeli F-35Is and F-15Is to deter regional threats. A U.S Air Force B-52H ...

The B-52 Stratofortress can carry up to 70,000 pounds of ordinance, surpassing other US bombers. Originally equipped with a defensive cannon, B-52s were later modified to carry cruise missiles.

Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses integrated with Italian Typhoons and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers for a rare joint close air support mission. On Mar. 7, 2025, two U.S. Air Force B ...

The US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress has been in service since the 1950s and is still a major player in the mission of deterrence to our adversaries. The maintainers of the 2nd Aircraft ...

View inside the cockpit of a U. S. Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, en route to Australia in 1982. NASM/ USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Taningco STANDING ON A STEPLADDER IN THE GLOOM of ...

The “Bomber Barons” of the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base concluded exercise Red Flag 25-2 on March 21. This ...

Two B-52s escorted by Gripens conducted a flyover of the Swedish Parliament for the first anniversary of Sweden’s accession to NATO, and later performed a live weapons drop at the Vidsel Test Range.

Sweden’s partnership has been crucial to the success of the U.S. Bomber Task Force operations. The B-52 and other U.S. bombers are becoming a familiar sight over Swedish skies. Just days after a ...

An Air Force bomber with a retro paint scheme and payload of futuristic weapons has caught attention and raised questions after being spotted flying over Texas. The B-52H Stratofortress adorned ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The original B-52A iteration was conceptualized following lessons learned in World War II. In the mid-1940s, the former Air Material Command recognized the requirement for a new bomber capable of ...