For a generation, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has kept the same three bombers in rotation: the B-1 Lancer, the B-2 Spirit, and the B-52 Stratofortress. Between the three, the United States has a ...
A pair of United States Air Force B-1B bombers taxi to be parked at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Jan. 17, 2025, in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1. Another pair of B-1B... A pair of United ...
The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, and a decade later, the first bomber ... 17 feet high with a wingspan of 172 feet. While expensive and with a relatively small payload, the B-2's ...
A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Courtesy photo) Edwards Air Force Base, California ...
In the early days of the new year, the United States Air Force (USAF) deployed B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to the Indo-Pacific, reinforcing its presence in the region. These aircraft were escorted ...
Up until the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force solely relied on its B-52 Stratofortress airframes as its primary strategic bombers. By the mid-1970s, however, engineers discovered a whole new method of ...