Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds

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A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 18, 2021.
A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 18, 2021.

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B-52 bomber crew picks up award for pulling their plane out of life-threatening 'catastrophic' failures at 1,200 feet

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The B-52 shot down Vietnamese fighter jets in historic dogfights. Here's how the US Air Force plans to keep its oldest bomber in the skies for over a century.

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A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.
A B-52D Stratofortress bomber aircraft drop ammunitions from the sky to support ground combat operations in Vietnam.

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The US Air Force's oldest bomber fired off a new hypersonic weapon in the Pacific, but the missile's future is uncertain

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,Jan. 16, 2018.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 16, 2018.

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B-52 crews are getting special brain training to help them fly the US Air Force's oldest bomber

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B-52 bomber lands in UK
A US Air Force B-52 bomber lands at RAF Fairford in February 2022.

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