The rendered 3D model of the upgraded B-52 bomber. (Photo: Boeing) Even if the first flight of the upgraded bomber is still years away, we now know how it will look like after the largest modification program in its history. As we extensively reported, the B-52 Stratofortress is about to undergo the largest modification program …
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B-52s Drop Live Bombs On Swedish Range On Their Way To European Deployment
One of the B-52Hs touchdown at RAF Fairford on Aug. 18, 2022. 4 B-52 bombing planes have actually simply released to Europe. 2 participated in joint drills with Norwegian as well as swedish pressures over Scandinavia. On Aug. 18, 2022, 4 U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombing planes, coming from the 5th Bomb Wing, from …
AGM-183 ARRW Test Launch Finally Succeeds After Three Botched Attempts
File image of a B-52H Stratofortress designated to the 419th Flight Test Squadron removing from Edwards Air Force Base, California, for a captive-carry trip examination of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 hypersonic model at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the Southern California coastline.(Air Force picture by Matt Williams) The …
Here Are All The Latest U.S. Air Force Bomber Fleet Updates You Need To Know
File photo of a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing departing after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during a multi-day Bomber Task Force mission over Southwest Asia, Dec. 10th, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride) In …
First Flight Test Of Hypersonic AGM-183A ARRW (Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon) Fails, Again.
Screenshot from U.S. Air Force video showing the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) before it is loaded on the B-52H Stratofortress. The ARRW missile’s rocket motor failed to ignite after it was released by the B-52 over Point Mugu Sea Range. The U.S. Air Force conducted its second AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) …
Northern Edge 21 Wraps Up Achieving Important Testing Goals Of New Capabilities For The Joint Forces
A view from the cockpit of the U-2 Dragon Lady as it flies over the USS Roosevelt during Northern Edge 21. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Beale AFB) The high-end realistic scenario of Northern Edge 21 allowed testers to assess the behaviour of new systems and upgrades before their fielding to frontline units. Northern Edge 21, the …
Four U.S. B-52 Bombers Have Just Landed In Spain For A Bomber Task Force Deployment
MACE 22 about to land at Moron AB on May 17, 2021. (All images: Ethan Ferro) B-52H Stratofortress bombers have arrived at Moron Air Base, Spain, for a European deployment. Four U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers of the 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Moron Air Base, in southern …
Tales From The Cockpit: Testing The B-52 Stratofortress Bomber With The USAFTPS At Edwards AFB
The cockpit of the B-52H (Image credit: U.S. Air Force) An Italian on the BUFF at the USAF Test Pilot School. And how he did get there. I was selected to join the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (RSV), the Italian Air Force Official Test Center (OTC) in late spring 1988. At that time I was a …
That Time A B-52H Stratofortress Bomber Lost Its Tail Over New Mexico But Managed To Land 6 Hours Later.
B-52 61-0023 on Jan. 10, 1964. (USAF) The story of the first and only B-52H Stratofortress’s tailless landing! On Jan. 10, 1964, Boeing civilian test pilot Chuck Fisher and his three man crew launched from Wichita, Kansas, for a mission aboard B-52H serial number 61-0023. The aircraft was involved in a test mission whose purpose …
U.S. B-52 Bombers Escorted by Saudi F-15SAs Over Saudi Arabia During “Deterrence Mission” To The Persian Gulf
COMAL11 and 12, escorted by two RSAF F-15SAs over Saudi Arabia. Note the U.S. F-15Es in the background (Image credit: Fahad Rihan) Two U.S. Air Force B-52H bombers flew direct from Barksdale Air Force Base to the Persian Gulf during latest “deterrence mission” against Iran. And were escorted by Saudi F-15SA aircraft during the leg …