Step inside the cockpit of a B-2
For the first time, see inside the cockpit of a B-2--in flight.
Flying a B-52 during a nuclear alert
What's it like to fly a B-52 during a simulated nuclear alert? Journalist and Defense News contributor Jeff Bolton finds out.
What's it like to fly in a B-52?
Journalist and Defense News contributor Jeff Bolton visited Barksdale Air Force Base to find out what it's like to fly in a B-52 bomber.
The challenges of maintaining the B-52
Find out how difficult it is to maintain aging B-52 bombers, and changes that might be coming to make it easier.
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The B-52 and nuclear war
Find out how crew members of the B-52 bomber are preparing for a day no one wants to see.
US Air Force nears battle over next B-52 engine
The U.S. Air Force plans to solicit bids for a new B-52 engine from industry later this year, and maintainers are hungry for a replacement.
By Valerie Insinna
Here are some of the upgrades coming to the US Air Force’s oldest bomber
New radar, new weapons, new data links. Same old plane.
By Valerie Insinna
Decades late, the B-52 is getting a new nuclear weapon
To keep the B-52 bomber relevant for its nuclear mission, the U.S. Air Force is preparing to spend billions of dollars to develop a new air-launched cruise missile.
By Aaron Mehta and Jeff Martin
Here's how the B-2 is refueled in flight
One of the most difficult aerial maneuvers the B-2 does is to refuel in mid-air. Find out how that happens.
What is it like to fly the B-2?
Producer and radio host Jeff Bolton explains what it's like to fly the B-2 stealth bomber.
Here's how to become a B-2 pilot
Ever wanted to fly the B-2 stealth bomber? Here's how to become one of the most elite pilots in the Air Force.
Here’s how B-2 bomber pilots pull off grueling 33-hour flights
Pilots have their owns methods for staying awake and prepared during long-duration flights. How do they do it?
By Valerie Insinna
What it takes to keep the B-2 bomber flying
Ever wonder what it takes to maintain the stealth coating of the B-2?
By Aaron Mehta
How to build the ‘Mr. Potato Bomb’ for the B-2
Today's weapons have many moving parts, and maintainers need to assemble them quickly.
By Aaron Mehta
Could Boeing’s T-X become the B-2 bomber’s new companion trainer?
Right now there are no plans to replace Air Force Global Strike Command's T-38s with new T-X jets.
By Valerie Insinna
