The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for nuclear command says

The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.
The Aviationist

B-21 Raider Plan Could See Second Pilot Replaced with WSO

Aviation Week reported on a memo by the head of AFGSC that recommends a shift from current plans for two pilots on the B-21 Raider to a pilot and weapon ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress Bomber ‘Nightmare’ Is Real

The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff weapons—especially the ...
The Aviationist

B-52 Spotted During Testing of Unidentified Weapon

A B-52 with test markings was spotted carrying a mysterious payload that resembles the rendering of the AGM-181 LRSO. A U.S. Air Force B-52H ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch Scheduled at Vandenberg Space Force Base

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:01 p.m. to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, Nov. 4, from north ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Air Force’s B-2 Bomber Nightmare Has Arrived

The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit, its most formidable stealth bomber, suffers from a “stealth bomber problem”: scarcity.
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Test launch of unarmed Minuteman III from VSFB scheduled for Tuesday evening

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is scheduled take off on Tuesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base.