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The Air Force’s big B-21 Raider bomber gamble

The B-21 Raider is designed to replace the B-1B and B-2, backstop the aging B-52, and anchor America’s long-range strike and ...
The B-21 bomber, the first U.S. sixth-generation combat aircraft, is designed to conduct conventional and nuclear strikes.
Seventy years after entering service, the B-52 Stratofortress is being rebuilt for a new era. The upcoming B-52J variant will ...
After four years of repair efforts, the "Spirit of Georgia" overcame obstacles to return to flight following a landing ...
A group of elite B-2 Spirit stealth bombers that took flight from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri early on the morning of June 21 headed for Iran, taking part in a mission to bomb three nuclear ...
Loadout: Expected to field a dual-capable loadout of both nuclear and conventional weapons in its internal bays, including a ...
The return of the Spirit of Georgia enhances the B-2 bomber fleet's operational capabilities and strategic deterrence.
In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically ...
The U.S. Air Force is preparing for a “stealth war” against advanced enemy air defenses with a group of integrated airplanes and drones. These include the B-2, F-35 and famous, yet mysterious “Beast ...
“So it's significant, because that is going to guarantee the survivability of this airfield for at least the next 50 years, ...
The bombers will fly Ally-led missions to practice high-threat air operations and refine skills in the find, fix, track and target process. Three U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived in Norway ...
The U.S. Air Force took delivery of its 99th and 100th KC-46A Pegasus air-refueling tankers at Travis Air Force Base in ...