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The National Interest on MSN5d
B-52 Bombers Begin Nuclear Training Over the American Heartland
The U.S. Air Force strengthens strategic deterrence with long-range B-52 exercises during primary nuclear training operations ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
The Three Planes in the U.S. Air Force’s Bomber Fleet—Plus the One That’s Coming
The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN11d
Flying the B-52: Cold War Giant, Still on Duty
The B-52 Stratofortress isn’t just a bomber it’s a flying piece of history, still serving decades after its first flight in ...
Stars and Stripes12d
Air Force sends supersonic bombers to Japan amid rising regional tensions
American B-1B Lancers arrived this week at Misawa Air Base for their first rotational bomber task force mission in Japan, ...
Business Insider India2y
An engine literally fell off a US Air Force B-52 bomber while in flight
One of the eight engines powering a Boeing B-52 bomber flying over Minot Air Force Base on Wednesday quite literally fell right off the aircraft. The unarmed aircraft, which was on a training ...