Few days apart, B-52s landed at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and B-1s landed at Moron in Spain. The U.S. Air Force started two new Bomber Task Force deployments few days apart, as two B-52Hs ...

The U.S. Air Force just proved it can externally mount an advanced stealth cruise missile on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, a step forward in plans to have the B-1 carry future ordnance -- like ...

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- It was always intended to loiter for hours above a battlefield, swiftly maneuver at a moment's notice and, of course, bring the bombs. But in the early stages of the ...

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on April 14, 2023. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/U.S. Air Force) ...

The damaged aircraft, possibly the one involved in the 2022 mishap, has been considered uneconomical to repair and will be divested in 2025. In a totally unexpected move, the U.S. Air Force has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The B-1Bs continue to serve in a bomber role with the Air Force.

The origins of American-made bomber aircraft go back to the first World War with the introduction of the Martin Aircraft GMB-1, which was launched in 1918. From this early aircraft made of fabric and ...

The Air Force's first B-21 Raider is shown at Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., where Northrop Grumman is building the service's new stealth bomber fleet. (U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The B-21 Raider ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — B-2 pilots from Whiteman ...

Merely six of the U.S. Air Force’s 61 B-1B bombers are fully mission-capable, according to a senior military officer. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) only has six fully mission-capable B-1B Lancer strategic ...

The US's three bombers — the B-1B Lancer, the B-2 Spirit, and the B-52 Stratofortress — will be joined or replaced by the B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The B-52 is expected to fly through the 2050s, and ...

The US Air Force now fields some of the most advanced bombers that have ever flown and is working on the next one to join its fleet. Those aircraft, a cornerstone of the US's ability to dominate ...