#Bomber
7 Bomber Aircraft Still Flying Combat Missions Years After Their Intended Retirement Date
Why the world's largest warbirds are also some of the oldest.
Why The US Air Force Almost Never Launches The B-1B, B-2, & B-52 Together From One Base
Why the USAF rarely launches the B-1B, B-2, and B-52 together—and why Guam's Andersen AFB is uniquely equipped to make i...
The US Air Force Bolted Jet Engines Onto Its Largest-Ever Bomber, But It Still Wasn't Enough To Save It
One of the overlooked and innovative engineering aspects of the B-36 Peacemaker was its use of four turbojets to supplem...
Why The B-1 Lancer Can't Fly Supersonic At Every Weight
The B-1B is better not thought of as a supersonic bomber, but as a subsonic bomber capable of limited supersonic dashes ...
How The US Air Force Added 15 Years To The B-1B Lancer's Life In Just 22 Days Per Jet
How a radical process improvement just saved the B-1 from the Boneyard.
These 6 Indo-Pacific Air Force Bases Would Decide The Opening Hours Of A Major War
Analyzing the defense of the West-Pac island chains.
The $48.6 Billion B-52J Upgrade Just Locked In 2 Small American Towns Through 2050
The upgraded B-52 will keep two small towns at the center of US nuclear deterrence strategy for years to come, while the...
Why The US Air Force Still Flies A Strategic Bomber With A Cockpit Designed In The 1960s
The B-52 began its service life in the 1950s; it's still flying today because it's easy to modernize and it can carry an...
Inside The B-2 Spirit Bomber’s Secret Crew Rest Areas
Why the B-2's rest areas are functional, not comfortable and the tales of a "mini-fridge" are overblown.
Why The B-52's New Engines Will Make It More Powerful Than Jets Built 40 Years After It
One engine swap makes a 1950s bomber more useful than the aircraft designed to replace it.
This Is How Fast The B‑2 Spirit Bomber Can Fly
The military aircraft is not as fast as you might think.
Why The US Air Force's 1950s B-52 Is Easier To Modernize Than Its 1990s F-22 Raptor
While the F-22 is the "king of air combat", the crown for "ease of upgrade" easily goes to the venerable B-52. Now let's...
The Cold War Operation That Kept Nuclear-Armed B-52s Minutes From Soviet Airspace At All Times
The reason why the USAF kept nuclear armed B-52s on continual rotation just outside of Soviet airspace...for nearly a de...
Why The B-21 Raider Costs Less Per Hour To Operate Than The B-2 Spirit It Replaces
The B-21 is a generation upgrade over the B-2 intended to be a high-end stealth bomber workhorse than a first night wond...
Why The B-21 Raider Can Be Deployed To Forward Bases The B-2 Spirit Could Never Operate From
The Raider is designed to overcome the enormous logistical difficulties of the Spirit, but it also faces a much more dan...
How Crew Rest & Sleep On B-2 Spirit Bomber Flights
Staying sharp on the stick.
How Many Miles Per Gallon Does A B-52 Stratofortress Get?
A closer look at the bomber’s real MPG, operating costs, and why the USAF still flies the B-52.
The Real Reason The US Air Force Is Still Flying B-52s Built Before Most Of Its Pilots Were Born
The B-52 is an iconic Cold War aircraft. It was supposed to retire, now lets dive into why it has and will remain in ser...
The Classified Reason The B-21 Raider's Engine Exhaust Is Shaped Differently From Any Bomber Before It
Discover why the B-21 Raider’s exhaust differs from the B-2: new stealth design cuts infrared signature and boosts survi...
Inside The B-21 Raider's AI 'Virtual Co-Pilot' That Could Replace A Human In The Cockpit
The B-21 Raider is set to have an AI co-pilot. This feature will drastically enhance mission productivity, safety and ul...