World War II was the height of industrialized total war. Nations clashed on the sea, land, and in the air. Entire economies retooled with the express purpose of filling a vast global supply chain of ...

A closer look at the veteran Boeing warbird.

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The US looks set to deploy its Cold War heavy bombers to Iran as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday would mark the fiercest attacks of the war so far. Even after 70 years of service ...

The B-52 Stratofortress is expected to serve for a full century before its retirement—but could eventually be replaced by the “New Heavy Bomber,” its hypothetical successor. The US Air Force continues ...

The study is included in the B-52 System Improvements project, which the service describes as a “comprehensive project to facilitate future capabilities and ensure the B-52’s viability in performing ...

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Leon Crane was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber when an engine malfunctioned and it crashed in Alaska on Dec. 21, 1943. As his plane exploded in a ball of flames, Leon ...