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Raytheon Delivers first AESA Radar to Boeing for B-52 Modernization

BOSSIER CITY, La. - A "Welcome to Bossier" Gateway concept featuring a B-52 bomber wing has been selected by a committee of community leaders as the top proposal from among

The Air Force is moving to a two-bomber fleet of B-21s and Cold War-era B-52s, and plans to retire B-1s and B-2s in the next decade.

Metal structure, if its in good condition, she says. if we have to make new part, it depends on the availability of the raw materials unfortunately, none of the items are in the country and they have to be imported. repairing them can be like a quixotic pursuit. every day, even when theyre restored, the signs often stay dark during the regular power cuts here. the restorationists say fixing up the signs are just the beginning of a transformation. people are more likely to walk down a well-lit st...

It is essential that the United States possess the best possible nuclear bomber capability for decades ahead.

The radar upgrade is part of the wider B-52 modernisation programme that aims to keep the Stratofortress in the air until 2050 and beyond.

Back in 1952, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) started flying a monster of a machine called the B-52 Stratofortress. Designed at a time when the U.S. and Soviet...

The Air Force declined to say what led to their ousters at Minot Air Force Base, or what disciplinary action they may face.

Plane to replace damaged bomber in Louisiana For the first time in aircrafts history, the U.S. Air Force has brought a B-52 bomber back to life from the Boneyard of the Davis-Monthan Air Force ...

BOSSIER CITY, La.-Senior mechanical engineering students at Louisiana Tech University were a part of a special showcase.