Latest "stratofortress" stories

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, during exercise Prairie Vigilance, Sept. 22, 2022. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wing’s ability to conduct strategic bomber readiness operations. (Senior Airman China Shock/Air Force)

Air Force investigating damaged B-52 bomber after midair bird strike

No one was hurt in the incident, which appears to have been captured on video.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.

7 months ago

US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran

In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Six US Air Force B-52 bombers make symbolic sweep over all NATO members

The one-off mission, titled "Allied Sky," is meant to signal the alliance's unity and improve interoperability, say U.S. military officials.

By Sebastian Sprenger

3 years ago

Air Force pushes back on House lawmakers’ B-52 engine replacement concerns

The Air Force's top acquisition official tells Defense News that House lawmakers' concerns about the current acquisition strategy is a "misunderstanding" of what the service is seeking to do.

By Valerie Insinna

4 years ago

Defense Department awards Boeing $14.3B bomber maintenance contract at Tinker

Boeing Co. has won a $14.3 billion contract to service and maintain all B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.

4 years ago