The B-52H crew performed a crab walk demo almost the full length of RAF Fairford's runway. During this demo the… Read More
The mighty BUFF features the so-called outrigger wheels, or just outriggers. Most aircraft that have a narrow main landing gear… Read More
A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing arrived at a Boeing, facility in San Antonio, on May 25, to begin… Read More
The QS-ER mine marries the concept of a Mk64 underwater mine to that of the GBU-64v1 JDAM Extended Range variant.… Read More
The B-52 Stratofortress, will soon demonstrate advanced communications capabilities through the new AgilePod, enabling a modernized, further-reaching, more secure communication… Read More
The USAF expects B-52J bombers with both new engines and new radars to be available for operational use before the… Read More
The second All-Up-Round AGM-183A ARRW flight fell short of a fully successful test but the USAF isn’t saying what went… Read More
Instead, the USAF continues to focus on research and development of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, which features a boost-glide… Read More
Thanks to the Honeywell APU the reengined B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft will meet operational quick-start requirements without the use of… Read More
Test pilot Charles F. “Chuck” Fisher flew the B-52 to Blytheville AFB, Arkansas, where the wind was straight down the… Read More
The D-21 had originally been designed for launch from the trisonic Lockheed A-12 but difficulties (culminating in a fatal accident)… Read More
The B-52 Stratofortress Commercial Engine Replacement Program wind tunnel testing was completed using similar models used by engineers in the… Read More
The USAF is testing and evaluating the release of a GBU-38 from a B-52H Stratofortress with new load configurations in… Read More
In years to come, the B-52 Stratofortress is scheduled to get a new radar, a new set of engines, and… Read More
The AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic weapon system reached hypersonic speeds and primary and secondary objectives were met. The US Air Force… Read More
'A B-52 pilot contemporary of mine, Bud Holland, provided the textbook of the dangers a rogue pilot can represent,' Jay… Read More
The cost increases have more to do with integrating the engines on the B-52, which is a Boeing effort, and… Read More