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Inside the intense B-52 emergency takeoff process

Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about how one of the Air Force’s biggest bombers gets a jump start, as well as other major aircraft innovations. Fluctus is a website and YouTube ...
AOL

The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for nuclear command says

Planned upgrades for the US Air Force's 70-year-old strategic bomber will basically make the aircraft "a new airplane," President Donald Trump's nominee to head US Strategic Command said. The B-52 ...
Jalopnik

Why The Boeing B-52 Bomber Will Still Be Flying At 100 Years Old

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...
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The first B-52 Stratofortress bombers have been seen over Iran

The B-52 lacks any stealth characteristics, and was withheld from action while other aircraft destroyed Iran’s air defense ...
The National Interest

What’s So Great About the B-52 Bomber’s Next Engine?

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...
Forbes

First Cold War-Era B-52 Upgraded With 21st Century Radar System

Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...
autoevolution

B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Gets Fighter Jet-Class Radar System to Live to 100

Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...