Why The US May ‘Never Retire’ Its B-52 Strategic Bombers Despite Almost 70 Years In Service?

[rangerrebew]

Why The US May ‘Never Retire’ Its B-52 Strategic Bombers Despite Almost 70 Years In Service?
 

on October 3, 2020

By EurAsian Times Desk

The United States continues to remain a pioneer in defense manufacturing with an array of fighter jets, stealth bombers, attack submarines, aircraft carriers, and strategic, nuclear-capable bombers.

However, it’s not just the state-of-the-art features of stealth fighters like the F-35s and F-22s along with other advanced weapons systems that make the Pentagon stand tall amidst other nations, but their longevity to sustain through decades of technological advancements — An example led by none other than American’s 65-year-old veteran bomber aircraft, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.

https://eurasiantimes.com/why-the-us-may-never-retire-its-b-52-bombers-despite-almost-70-years-in-service/

[AL]

A 52 loaded with Moab's demands respect.  As long as they can fly, keep em' flying.

[Wingnut]

You can still see the crater on Google Earth where they dropped the 1st MOAB on the Eglin Test range.  The blast was so traumatic windows were blasted out for miles, hens stopped laying, cow's dried up and stopped giving milk and old lady's fainted dead away. 

It was glorious!