The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...

Much of the military’s most enduring gear was never supposed to last. Designed as temporary fixes or emergency solutions, ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the U.S. Air Force for decades, and a new upgrade program ensures it'll be a ...

Wars come and go, but some aircraft never seem to leave the fight. While new platforms cycle through development and ...

Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...

In lieu of flowers, Steve would support donations to the Shriners Hospital (Steve was a Mason), or St. Jude’s Hospital for ...

Steve Edward Gaines died at home surrounded by family on the evening of December 23, 2025, aged 79 years. Steve died from the ...

Though Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a bombing campaign against North Vietnam coinciding with the Christmas ...

A special exhibition in Hanoi vividly recreates the fierce struggle by Vietnam’s armed forces and people to defend the ...

The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Dec. 11, 1995, issue featured the U.S. Air Force’s venerable B-52 bomber, accompanying a cover story by Bill Scott on the upgrades that would ensure it ...