Category: B-52H

Modernized B-52H Will Become B-52J and Fly Into the 2050s

April 17, 2023
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Commentary With testing underway at NASA’s Stennis Space Center for the B-52’s shiny new engines, a quick overview of the comprehensive package of upgrades and modernizations that will keep the B-52 flying well into the 2050s seems appropriate. But given the B-52’s age, it’s only natural to wonder why the Air Force is making such…

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US B-52 Bombers Fly Over Middle East in Show of Force

January 18, 2021
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B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in the midst of tensions with Iran, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Central Command wrote that B-52H crews have conducted their “second Middle East presence patrol of 2021 as key part of CENTCOM’s defensive posture.” The agency, which oversees military operations in the Middle East,…

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