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B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base taxi and take-off during exercise Spirit Vigilance on Whiteman Air Force Base on November 7th, 2022. Routine exercises like Spirit Vigilance assure our allies and partners that Whiteman Air Force Base is ready to execute nuclear operations and global strike anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryson Britt)

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B-2 Pilots Flew 36 Hours and 13,000 Miles From Missouri to Strike Iran. The Aircraft Has One Fold-Down Cot, and It Is Too Short for a Tall Pilot.

B-2 crews flew 36 hours nonstop and more than 13,000 miles round trip from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to strike Iran's nuclear...

Christian D. OrrAugust 4, 2026

Avro Vulcan. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Britain Built 136 Avro Vulcans to Drop Nuclear Bombs on the Soviet Union. They Flew One War, in 1982, With Conventional Bombs.

Britain built 136 Avro Vulcans, the most numerous strategic bomber the RAF ever operated. Each was designed to carry a single free-fall nuclear weapon...

Isaac SeitzAugust 4, 2026

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing takes off for a Red Flag 21-3 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 21, 2021. RF-Nellis 21-3 is unlike any previous Red Flags, as the 414th Combat Training Squadron builds upon the most challenging Red Flags in recent history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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The US Air Force B-52 Radar Program Had Exactly Two Test Aircraft. A June 15 Crash Destroyed One at Edwards AFB and Killed All Eight People Aboard

The B-52 Radar Modernization Program was structured around two test aircraft from the outset. On June 15 one of them crashed after departing Edwards...

Christian D. OrrAugust 4, 2026

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, departs for an evening test mission over the Mojave Desert. The B-52H test fleet is in high demand, testing a variety of advanced capabilities for the joint-force. The 412th Test Wing will soon begin developmental test work on new avionics, radar, and engines as part of the B-52J effort, allowing the Stratofortress to serve the warfighter into the 2050's. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)

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The B-52J Bomber Has a Problem: $3 Billion Over Budget as the B-21 Raider Preps for US Air Force Service

The Air Force's $21 billion effort to modernize the B-52H into the B-52J is meant to keep the bomber flying into the 2050s. A...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 3, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron undergoes pre-flight checks prior to a mission in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1, at Andersen Air Force Base, Jan. 31, 2025. The United States will continue to assure Allies and partners while simultaneously deterring opportunistic acts of aggression through forward presence and the ability to rapidly respond to crises. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Alec Carlberg)

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Forget the B-21 or B-52: The ‘Super’ B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Being Designed to Possibly Attack with Hypersonic Missiles

Built for low-altitude nuclear attack, the B-1B became a precision bomber, close-air-support platform and long-range anti-ship missile carrier. New external pylons, digital cockpit systems...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 2, 2026

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Russia’s Tu-22M3 Backfire Bomber: Mach 2 Speed, Hypersonic Weapons and 124 Tons of Raw Power for the Ukraine War

The Tu-22M3M is a deep rebuild of Russia’s Soviet Tu-22M3, adding digital avionics, navigation, electronic warfare and modern missile compatibility. Its 24-ton payload supports...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 1, 2026

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Russia Promised 50 New Tu-160M Bombers in 2015. Ten Years Later It Has Delivered Two, and Its Whole Fleet Is 15

Rebuilding the Tu-160 line meant recovering things Russia had lost. Tupolev digitized design documentation that existed on paper, restored the vacuum welding needed for...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 31, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit conducts an integrated maritime strike training exercise with U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II and F/A-18E Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) off the coast of California, on Feb. 10-11, 2026. Practicing innovative methods to employ and integrate strategic bombers like the B-2 with Navy carrier strike groups enhances combat capabilities through synchronized, integrated power projection. (U.S. Navy photo by Katie Archibald)

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China Announced the H-20 Stealth Bomber in 2016. A Decade Later, It Looks Frozen In Time and Can’t Match the B-2 or B-21 from the US Air Force

China acknowledged work on a new long-range stealth bomber in 2016. A decade later, the People's Liberation Army Air Force has not shown a...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 31, 2026

A B-21 Raider test aircraft lands at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., during ongoing developmental flight testing, Sept. 11, 2025. The B-21 will be the backbone of the bomber fleet; it will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers. (U.S Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)

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Scientists In China Think They Have Found A B-21 Raider US Air Force Bomber Flaw and Fixed It

Chinese researchers say PADJ-X improved the aerodynamics and trim of a B-21-like flying-wing model. The study did not use the Raider’s classified geometry, materials,...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 29, 2026

A B-21 Raider is unveiled at Northrop Grumman’s manufacturing facility on Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, Dec. 2, 2022. The B-21 will be a long-range, highly survivable, penetrating strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua M. Carroll)

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The B-21 Raider Was Built With Unprecedented Automation. The US Air Force Just Confirmed It Still Needs Two Pilots.

The B-21 Raider carries more automation than any bomber before it, and the Air Force has now confirmed it will still fly with two...

Jack BuckbyJuly 28, 2026

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B-2 Pilots Flew 36 Hours and 13,000 Miles From Missouri to Strike Iran. The Aircraft Has One Fold-Down Cot, and It Is Too Short for a Tall Pilot.

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Britain Built 136 Avro Vulcans to Drop Nuclear Bombs on the Soviet Union. They Flew One War, in 1982, With Conventional Bombs.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Air Force B-52 Radar Program Had Exactly Two Test Aircraft. A June 15 Crash Destroyed One at Edwards AFB and Killed All Eight People Aboard

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The B-52J Bomber Has a Problem: $3 Billion Over Budget as the B-21 Raider Preps for US Air Force Service

Aerospace & Defense

Forget the B-21 or B-52: The ‘Super’ B-1B Lancer Bomber Is Being Designed to Possibly Attack with Hypersonic Missiles

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s Tu-22M3 Backfire Bomber: Mach 2 Speed, Hypersonic Weapons and 124 Tons of Raw Power for the Ukraine War

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Russia Promised 50 New Tu-160M Bombers in 2015. Ten Years Later It Has Delivered Two, and Its Whole Fleet Is 15

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China Announced the H-20 Stealth Bomber in 2016. A Decade Later, It Looks Frozen In Time and Can’t Match the B-2 or B-21 from the US Air Force

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Scientists In China Think They Have Found A B-21 Raider US Air Force Bomber Flaw and Fixed It

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The B-21 Raider Was Built With Unprecedented Automation. The US Air Force Just Confirmed It Still Needs Two Pilots.

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