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The Destructive Art of Strategic Bombing: B-52, B-1B, and B-2
The B-1B Lancer, with its sleek design and supersonic speed, is built for rapid strikes and heavy payloads, earning it the ...
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How the Age of Stealth Killed the B-1 Lancer Bomber
In the next few years, the U.S. Air Force will say goodbye to the B-1 Lancer. The venerable bomber, known affectionately as ...
Though A Disaster Right Now, The US Military's B-52J Will Be An Impressive Bomber
Delays continue to plague the development of the Stratofortress' successor, but once it does enter service, the Boeing B-52J ...
Rolls-Royce F130: What To Know About The New US Air Force B-52J Engine
The B-52 Stratofortress is powered by eight aging engines, but the US Air Force will upgrade to the F130 engines from ...
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F-22: Everybody's Favorite Almost Stealth Bomber?
Why? Enhancements to air defense systems would render any non-stealth aircraft (like the B-52 or B-1) incapable of penetrating contested air spaces, and thus obsolete. And, the aging status of the ...
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How the Age of Stealth Killed the B-1 Lancer Bomber
At a glance, you might expect the B-52, with its eight engines ... was not designed with stealth features. That was fine in the 1970s when the B-1 airframe was designed and when air defense ...