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Jack Hood didn't just fix B-52s, he worked on the one that he randomly spotted on a side street this week.

By the time the fleet is retired, B-52s will have flown for a century

Boeing has selected Collins Aerospace to upgrade the aircraft with a new electric power generation system (EPGS).

From Kaliningrad, Russia can threaten NATO aircraft, ships and ground forces for hundreds of miles in all directions.

It wouldn't be the first platform to span decades thanks to upgrades. 

Everything we do internationally, someone refers back to the vietnam experience. >> tao: mm-hmm. >> anthony: you know? "lets not do that again." or -- >> tao: "lets not repeat vietnam." >> anthony: but i find it interesting that the people who had, perhaps, the most painful experience were among the first to reach out. i think the john mccain story is particularly interesting because heres a guy who had an atrocious experience here in prison and yet he has been among the most vocal supporters of...

The B-52 has been flying combat missions for so long that it actually used to come equipped with a tail-gunner position to defend against fighters.

Unlike the escort service that bombers enjoy these days, older B-52 bombers in the Vietnam War carried multiple guns to engage in dogfights.

Is the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet on its knees?

The Air Force still occasionally practices very-low-level B-52 missions over water.