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Confirmed: The B-52 Stratofortress Is Getting New Engines
The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines ...
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B-52 Stratofortress Was 'Built to Punch America's Enemies in the Face'
The B-52 Stratofortress was designed in 1948, and it flew for the first time in 1952. The Stratofortress was designed to be jet-powered, rather than propeller-driven – a necessary evolution in ...
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Increasing Lethality, Warfighting, and Readiness with the B-52
The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our air-launched leg of the nuclear triad, to a versatile conventional asset ...
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USAF B-52 Stratofortress Flies with Israeli F-35Is and F-15s in Joint Training Over Middle East
The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF ... A U.S Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber and Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15I Ra’am and F-35I Adir fighters conducted a joint training exercise ...