So, as the Air Force develops and deploys a possible sixth-generation warplane, the B-52 Stratofortress from 1948 will still be flying high, dropping bombs on America’s foes, and maintaining its low ...

a German Junkers Ju-52, the world's only air-worthy Bristol Blenheim, the B-17 flying fortress Sally B, American P-51 Mustangs and other Second World War aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress has flown for seven decades and could serve until 2050, but the idea of building new ...

Incredibly, the B-52, a 70-year-old bomber, will soon be one of the most advanced, relevant combat platforms in the world. In fact, the Air Force intends on flying these birds well into the 2040s ...

The B-52 sporting the amazing throwback paint scheme ... essentially acting as a flying launch pad. It operated at altitudes of nine miles, providing the rocket planes it carried with necessary ...

While many outside the military know about bombers like the B-2 Spirit, that's only one of three aircraft that are the Air Force's strategic bombers. The other two are the B-52 Stratofortress and ...

That includes the venerable 70-year-old warbird Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, AKA the "BUFF" (Big Ugly Fat ... is going retro with an old-school paint scheme and livery. Simple Flying now looks closer ...

The United States Air Force’s (USAF) venerable B-52 “Stratofortress” fleet is to get another round of upgrades to extend its life and enable it to carry hypersonic missiles. The new parts ...

Simple Flying now examines how the USAF plans to make this lofty goal happen. We might as well start right off the bat with the biggest component of the B-52's upgrades, eh? As noted by Stephen Losey ...