After the bugs were worked out, the VickersVirginia established a reputation for ruggedness and reliability. When one thinks of Great Britain’s heavy bomber aircraft that preceded the Jet Age, chances ...

Key Points and Summary - The Air Force’s External Heavy-Stores Pylon program (about $50M in FY26) will equip B-1B Lancers with new load-adaptable pylons, adding thousands of pounds of external ...

World War II was the height of industrialized total war. Nations clashed on the sea, land, and in the air. Entire economies retooled with the express purpose of filling a vast global supply chain of ...

Heavy strategic bombers will likely remain beyond reach for most middle power nations—but the world’s three major military powers each operate them. Only a handful of nations still field true ...

For the first time ever, the US Air Force has flown all three of its dedicated bomber aircraft together in close formation, alongside several fighter types. Officially known as a bomber-fighter ...