The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary long-range strategic bomber with a legacy spanning over six decades. First ...

The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and in service since 1952, is America’s longest-serving bomber, renowned for ...

The Pentagon published what appears to be the first rendering of the AGM-181 Long-Range Stand-Off missile (LRSO) meant for the B-52 Stratofortress.

When Michael Riggs started work on the Boeing B-52 programme almost 20 years ago, the newly-hired engineering graduate expected Boeing would soon move him off the Stratofortress programme. “I ...

Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress bomber prototype for the U.S. Air Force takes off on its first flight, on April 15, 1952 at Boeing Field in Seattle.

The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory. This includes gravity bombs, cluster bombs, precision guided missiles and joint direct attack munitions.

A massive Wichita-built B-52 Stratofortress arrived at Boeing Wichita today for some “permanent repairs,” a Boeing spokesman said. The U.S. Air Force heavy bomber was spotted flying over east ...

The B-52 can carry 70,000 lbs. of nuclear or conventional bombs, mines, and missiles. Primary Function: Heavy bomber Contractor: Boeing Military Airplane Co.

The B-52 was the U.S. Air Force’s main long-range heavy bomber during the Cold War, and continues to be an important part of the bomber force today. Nearly 750 were built before production ended ...

Despite soaring costs and complex retrofitting, the B-52’s deep modernization aims to transform it into a digitally upgraded B-52J, extending Cold War-era firepower into the 2050s and beyond.

June 29, 2025, marks the 70th anniversary of the first operational Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 Stratofortress delivery ...

A popular 3D computer graphics game engine, developed by Epic Games and first showcased in 1998, is helping Boeing in the upgrade of the iconic Stratofortress bombers to the B-52J standard.