were dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress for the first time in nearly a decade during an operational test performed by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron here, Aug. 28 ...

The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and first flown in 1952, is a durable and highly effective long-range bomber that ...

The B-52J Stratofortress, a revamp of the U.S. Air Force's enduring B-52 bomber, faces delays, with initial operational ...

Hans Kristensen, who is the director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, posted the ...

In July, a B-52 bomber also dropped a Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) precision-guided bomb from its internal weapons bay for the first time. The USAF is also working on integrating the ADM ...

Only the United States Air Force's strategic bombers have the heft needed to carry the massive 30,000 lbs MOP.

If the Air Force Loves the B-52 Bomber So Much Why Not Build New Versions ... Air Force with 58 considered operational with the 2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing, 18 are in the reserve forces ...

“They sort of think that if you drop the bomb out of the bomb ... This was the case on January 24, 1961, when a B-52 bomber carrying two powerful hydrogen bombs took off on a routine mission ...

The TU-160 is powerful enough to circle the globe in a single flight, and its extensive range, coupled with the capability to ...

On Oct. 15, 1959, the bomber collided with a tanker meant to refuel the B-52. The collision caused both planes and both bombs to fall to Earth and luckily, neither detonated. The crash killed four ...

were dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress for the first time in nearly a decade during an operational test performed by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron here, Aug. 28 ...