More than 35 years B-52 Stratofortress have been the primary manned strategic bomber force for the United States. The B-52 is capable of dropping or introduction the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory. This include gravity bombs, cluster bombs and precision guide missiles. Updated with modern technology, the B-52 will continue into the 21st century as an important element of our nation's defenses. Current engineering analyses show the B-52's life span to extend beyond the year 2045.
The B-52A first fly in 1954 and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962. Only the H model is still in the Air Force inventory and is assigned to Air Combat Command and the Air Force Reserves.
The first of 102 B-52Hs was delivered to Strategic Air Command in May 1961. The H model can carry up to 20 air launched cruise missiles. In addition, it can carry the straight cruise missile that was launch from B-52G models during Desert Storm.
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