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Air Force B-52s conduct third Bomber Task Force mission in Middle East this year


Air Force B-52s conduct third Bomber Task Force mission in Middle East this year
January 28
A B-52 Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing out of Barksdale Air Force Base, La., flies with Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force F-15SAs during a bomber task force mission over U.S. Central Command Jan. 27. (Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/Air Force)
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircrews from the 2nd Bomb Wing completed a long-range, short-duration defensive mission in the Middle East Jan. 27 marking the third time the bombers have done so in the Middle East this year, according to U.S. Central Command. ....

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How America's B-52 bombers will fly until the 2050s


America s fleet of B-52 bombers is expected to keep flying into the 2050s because the long-range jets are seen as essential to keeping China and Russia in check and revamping the decades-old planes is cheaper than replacing them.  
The Boeing-made US Air Force workhorse first took to the skies in 1954 - meaning the 76 jets due to stay in service until the middle of the 21st century will be nearly 100 years old by then. 
The Air Force last year invited bids to supply 608 new engines to revamp the B-52 fleet, which can carry nuclear weapons, fly at 650mph and cost only around $6million per plane at the time they were built. ....

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