The B-52 Stratofortress can carry up to 70,000 pounds of ordinance, surpassing other US bombers. Originally equipped with a defensive cannon, B-52s were later modified to carry cruise missiles.

Back in St. George, at the newspaper offices, then located at 275 E. St. George Boulevard, Managing Editor Carrick Leavitt ...

The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our air-launched leg of the nuclear triad, to a versatile conventional asset ...

Newsweek has contacted NATO for comment. File photo: People view an Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress at the Miramar Air Show on September 28, 2024 in San Diego, California. File photo ...

Notably, the Stratofortress can carry ... Eventually, Boeing’s prototype was declared the winner and would become the B-52 bomber we know today. Over the next decade, the first B-52A iteration ...

Two Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers were deployed to conduct a “low-pass flyover in Sweden.” The flight marked the first anniversary of the nation’s accession to NATO. What wasn’t noted ...