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B-52 Stratofortress

Long-range strategic bomber

US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress seen head-on at night with AGM-158 JASSM missiles on its wing pylons as crew board
U.S. Air Force photo via U.S. Central Command (public domain)

A Cold War bomber that keeps being rebuilt: new engines, radar and weapons are meant to keep the B-52H flying into the 2050s, launching cruise missiles from well outside enemy air defenses.

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