The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and first flown in 1952, is a durable and highly effective long-range bomber that ...

In March 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces intensified their strategic bombing campaign over Japan. Instead of flying high-altitude ...

Throughout the operation they primarily acted as bombers, collectively dropping more than 2,000 tons of bombs by the end. The ...

The Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Air Force’s premier stealth fighter, exceeds all near-peer airframes in ...

New nuclear-capable planes and upgrades to old equipment are coming. Will they deter warfare or lead to an arms race?

The FB-22 concept, a bomber variant of the F-22 Raptor, proposed by Air Force Secretary James Roche in the early 2000s, aimed ...

The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II project is a cautionary tale of military overreach, marked by costly delays, technical ...

The conflict between North Korea and the United States has entered a new phase as the post-Cold War unipolar era draws to a ...

Only the United States Air Force's strategic bombers have the heft needed to carry the massive 30,000 lbs MOP.

Russia’s air force is considered one of the stronger fleets in the world, sporting advanced aircraft like the MiG-35 Fulcrum ...

In a September 1965 test, a YF-12 successfully launched a quarter-kiloton atomic missile, from an altitude of 75,000 feet at ...

The B-2 stealth bomber “Spirit of Nebraska” completed maintenance in record time, the Air Force announced Monday. (Bobbie Garcia/U.S. Air Force) The B-2 stealth bomber “Spirit of Nebraska ...