Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Courtesy: Autorepublika. The iconic B-52 Stratofortress carries eight jet engines for a straightforward reason rooted in ...

The B-52’s crew issued a “Squawk 7700” to air traffic control, indicating an emergency onboard—but no crew were harmed in the ensuing landing.

Boeing’s B-52 went through constant redesigns from the Model 462 in 1946 to the first flight of the YB-52 in 1952, then ...

Fresh footage released by the US military shows B-52 Stratofortress bombers taking off as Washington intensifies strikes ...

The iconic B-52 Stratofortress carries eight jet engines for a straightforward reason rooted in history. When the aircraft was conceived in the late nineteen forties, engine technology simply could ...

The U.S. Air Force now plans to push some capability of the B-52’s new radar into later increments to address developmental issues impacting the program, which have also contributed to substantial ...

Rolls-Royce said on Feb. 24 that it has completed altitude and operability testing for the company’s F130 engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) ...

The growing US air superiority over Iran is opening the door for B-52 Stratofortress bombers to fly overland missions, ...

From nuclear deterrence to missile truck missions, the B-52 Stratofortress remains essential to US airpower even in 2026.

In the U.S. Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the more than 60-year-old B-52 "flying fortresses" continued to prove their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The United States is just one of three nations that still ...

One of the U.S. military's most notable bombers, the B-29 Superfortress, was an indispensable aircraft from World War II through the Korean War. With a length greater than an NBA basketball court at ...