History has shown that wars are capable of evolving faster than aircraft design cycles. Platforms optimized for nuclear ...

The philosophy is a doctrinal shift towards a 'high-low' fleet strategy where the B-21 provides an exquisite platform with ...

The skies were cloudy. The rain was coming down. Bystanders and Pasadena were prepared to hear the thunder, but not from the weather, rather the B-2 bomber flying over to signify the start of the ...

There’s still a chance that Rose Parade and Rose Bowl attendees could see the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 bomber flyover after the plane couldn’t make its traditional flight over the 137th Rose Parade in ...

Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has begun the process of evaluating a new radar for its fleet of Boeing B-52H heavy bombers. A lone B-52H, equipped with a modernised active electronically scanned array (AESA) ...

Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, the future home of the B-21 nuclear-capable bomber, has upgraded its runway as part of preparations for the stealth aircraft's arrival. The base, originally ...

A damaged Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber has returned to frontline duty with the US Air Force (USAF) more than four years after an accident sidelined it from service. The Air Force Life Cycle ...

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...

The first European BTF deployment of the new financial year kicked off at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8 with the arrival of three B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers. Three aircraft from the 2nd ...

Dropping bombs on North Vietnam from a B-52 during the Vietnam War required access to information from down on the ground up to celestial heights, Air Force veteran Jim Colligan recalls. Colligan ...

To achieve this, they needed an incredibly fast plane with a radical design that could give one hell of a show. As an answer to their needs, Convair gave them the world's first operational supersonic ...