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B-52H Stratofortress: Arctic anti-ship strikes with JASSM-ER

Few weapons platforms in military history have demonstrated the staying power of the B-52H Stratofortress. A bomber designed ...
StrategyPage

Warplanes: Evolving Into The B-52K

October 10, 2022: The U.S. Air Force has finally determined that all the upgrades to the B-52H will require a new designation (B-52K and B-52K). The B-52G became the ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

B-52H Stratofortress: Stand-off maritime strikes beyond PLA range

Few aircraft in military history have defied obsolescence as stubbornly as the B-52H Stratofortress. First flown in 1952 and ...
The Aviationist

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 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 Stratofortress ...
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185-Foot Wings Take B-52H Stratofortress to the Sky, Will Do So Until Bomber Turns 100

Try all you want, you will probably never come across an airborne beast as impressive, massive and capable as the B-52 Stratofortress. The Boeing-made bomber, which has been around since the early ...
The Aviationist

RAF Typhoons and Voyager Tanker Join U.S. Air Force’s B-52H Stratofortress Over Arabian Peninsula in BTF Mission

The flight consisted of two B-52Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in the Middle East since 2019, launched to deter ...
Flightglobal

Rolls-Royce wins $2.6bn re-engining contract for B-52H Stratofortress

The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Rolls-Royce a $2.6 billion contract to replace the engines on its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet. The award is for 608 examples of the company’s F130 ...
The National Interest

B-52H Bombers Are Back in Guam. Is This the Latest BTF Mission?

The bombers’ return to Guam signals US strategic presence amid tensions with China and North Korea, as global Bomber Task Force missions continue. United States Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress ...
Business Insider

Russia says it scrambled fighter jets to intercept 2 US B-52H Stratofortress bombers approaching the Russian border

Russian fighter jets scrambled to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bombers approaching Russia's border, the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a post on Telegram. "Russian airspace control systems ...
Aviation Week

B-52H Radar Upgrade May Result In Max Airspeed Boost

EGLIN AFB, Florida—An ongoing radar upgrade could result in a roundabout way of increasing the airspeed of the Boeing B-52H fleet by nearly 8%. The Radar Modernization Program (RMP) is developing a ...
Flightglobal

Retired B-52H to serve as mock-up for systems integration work

A retired US Air Force (USAF) Boeing B-52H bomber will assume a new role as a ground-based integration model to test new technologies with the venerable type. The aircraft (61-009, MSN 464436) was ...