Any other air force might content itself with 140 bombers and redistribute the lost bomber’s operating budget. But the US Air ...

The pit stop, also known as hot pit refueling, was conducted from February 20 to 27 at Misawa Air Base in Japan's northern Aomori prefecture during the Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission, involving B ...

His words capture the reasons the Air Force built such an expensive bomber to launch global-strike ... Each two-pilot crew also worked with a lead mission planner: “We looked over the situation ...

The B-58 was technically advanced for the late 1950s. Built to achieve high speeds and high altitudes, the B-58 featured a large delta wing with a 60-degree leading edge sweep. The wing was also ...

During the Vietnam War, the fighter-bomber flew ... from McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas would perform a fly-by. We occasionally saw individual aircraft fly over, but a formation flight would ...

The Air Force will be reviewing the two submissions and in a few months will announce who has won the contract for its first new bomber in 25 years. At the low end, the contract will be worth some ...