The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...

In January 1991, as global attention focused on the unfolding Gulf War, six aging low-level strike aircraft were suddenly ...

Large strategic bombers were designed for a very different battlespace than the one air forces face today. Modern conflicts ...

The Gloster Javelin was Britain’s first delta-wing interceptor and its most heavily armed fighter of the 1950s. Designed to ...

The US military was spotted testing a new stealth nuclear weapon on a Cold War bomber last week — just as the Air Force was preparing to test its Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile An ...

Surprisingly, the United States Air Force is actually not the largest operator of strategic bombers. The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has a higher ...

Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...

The U.S. Air Force is pushing to arm the B-1 bomber with dozens of stealthy cruise missiles. It could carry as many as 36 anti-ship or land-attack cruise missiles. The transparent amount of firepower ...

ALBAWABA - On Thursday, Russian long-range bombers, designed to carry nuclear payloads, flew over international waters close ...

It is unclear how many airmen, including support personnel, were deployed to Spain or Guam for the abridged BTF deployments. However, the deployment was no vacation. The United States Air Force ...

Barnsley, Eng.: Air World Pen and Sword / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2025. Pp. 304. Illus., plans, tables, biblio., index. $54.95. ISBN: 1526787318 The First ...