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Moore’s MIG kill was the last recorded by a strategic bomber in wartime. He was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s ...
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How America’s 70-Year-Old B-52 Bomber Still Rules Modern Air Warfare
How does a 1950s design still dominate modern nuclear strategy? The legendary B-52 bomber can fly intercontinental missions, deliver massive payloads, and stay airborne for hours with mid-air ...
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America’s B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Might Be Headed Back to Europe
The goal of the B-52’s BTF missions is to be unpredictable, while allowing US bomber crews to conduct joint operations with US allies and partners.
Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She joined ...
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B-52 bomber almost collided with two planes: Report
A U.S. B-52 bomber nearly hit a small aircraft after avoiding an initial collision with an airliner last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Donald Trump's ...
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700,000 Tons of Ordnance: The B-52 Stratofortress’s Performance at Tora Bora
Operating in 72-hour non-stop cycles, the B-52’s involvement at the Battle of Tora Bora peaked during its most intense phase.
A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost collided with a small plane in North Dakota on July 19, ...
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B-52 Radar Modernization Nears Flight Testing
The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review.
Like most who were alive to witness it, Glenn Carlson of Laconia remembers where he was when news of the 9/11 terror attacks came in. Unlike almost everybody else, however, he found himself amid a ...
A B-52 Bomber nearly collided with two airplanes in one day, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The July 19 incident came to ...
Two of the aircraft assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at the Cotswolds base to ...
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