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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:07

However, the United States Air Force disputes this claim, stating the bomber was actually hit by friendly fire, a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]
High-speed, Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) that homed on the fire-control radar of the B-52's tail gun; the jet was subsequently renamed "In HARM's Way".
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:09

AGM 88 HARM

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:10

On 2–3 September 1996, two B-52H struck Baghdad power stations and communications facilities with 13 AGM-86C air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) as part of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], a 34-hour, 16,000-mile round trip mission from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]—the longest distance ever flown for a combat mission.

Only two days prior, the crews completed 17-hour flights from Louisiana to Guam.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:12

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:13

Since the mid-1990s, the B-52H has been the only variant remaining in military service;
it is currently stationed at:
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 17:18

X-51A Scram jet prepare for first flight

An Air Force Flight Test Center B-52H Stratofortress performs a captive carry flight of the X-51A WaveRider Dec. 9, 2009, over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The captive carry mission is a key test milestone to ready to light the X-51's scramjet engine during the vehicle's first powered hypersonic flight in early 2010.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Cassidy)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 18:37

The B-52 also contributed to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in 2001 (Afghanistan/Southwest Asia), providing the ability to [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] high above the battlefield and provide Close Air Support (CAS) through the use of precision guided munitions, a mission which previously would have been restricted to fighter and ground attack aircraft.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 18:39

Staff Sgt. Ben Norton works to regenerate a B-52 Stratofortress Dec. 8, 2009, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Airmen work around the clock at a "forward operation" during an operational readiness inspection to determine the ability to rapidly deploy assets and personnel. Sergeant Norton is assigned to the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 18:40

B-52s also played a role in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which commenced on 20 March 2003 (Iraq/Southwest Asia).

On the night of 21 March 2003, B-52Hs launched at least one hundred [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 18:41

Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM AGM-86A) in National Air & Space Museum.

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 18:42

In August 2007, a B-52H ferrying [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base for dismantling was [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] with six missiles from which the nuclear warhead was not removed.

The weapons did not leave USAF custody and were secured at Barksdale.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 19:20

'I bowl'

Barksdale AFB, La- A B-52H Stratofortress flew over the audience at the Independence Stadium during the
Independence Bowl Dec. 28 following the national anthem.

As a special feature the B-52 was carrying the Litening II targeting pod that focused on the Barksdale Honor Guard on the field. The live video feed was integrated into the Independence Bowl Jumbotron.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Longfellow)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 19:21

As of April 2008, 94 of the original 744 B-52 aircraft were still operational within the U.S. Air Force.

Four of 18 B-52Hs from Barksdale AFB that are currently being retired are in the "boneyard" of 309th AMARG at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as of 8 September 2008.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 19:22

BUFFs land at Nellis for Red Flag 09-5

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. --

A B-52 assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. arrives at Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug 21 to
participate in Red Flag 09-5, an intense two-week combat scenario exercise. Red Flag is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas.
The exercise is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis, through the 414th Combat Training Squadron.

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 19:23

Future of the B-52


Even while the Air Force works on new bombers scheduled for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] it intends to keep the B-52H in service until at least 2040, nearly 80 years after production ended.

This will be an unprecedented length of service for a military aircraft.

B-52s are periodically refurbished at the USAF maintenance depots such as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:04

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives here Aug. 21 to participate in Red Flag 09-5, an intense two-week combat scenario exercise. Red Flag is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:04

The USAF continues to rely on the B-52 because it remains an effective and economical heavy bomber, particularly in the type of missions that have been conducted since the end of the Cold War against nations that have limited air defense capabilities.

The B-52's capacity to "[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]" for extended periods over (or even well outside) the battlefield, while delivering [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] standoff and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] munitions, has been a valuable asset in conflicts such as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:06

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., arrives here Aug. 21 to participate in Red Flag 09-5, an intense two-week combat scenario exercise.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah E. Stegman)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:07

The speed of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the stealth of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] have only been useful until enemy air defenses were
destroyed, a task that has been swiftly achieved in recent conflicts.

The B-52 boasts the highest mission capable rate of the three types of heavy bombers operated by the USAF. Whereas the B-1 averages a 53% ready rate, and the B-2 achieved a 26%, the B-52 averages 80% as of 2001.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:10

Missions begin with ATO

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 93rd Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off from Eielson AFB, Alaska, on the first full day of Red Flag-Alaska 06-2, on Monday, April 24, 2006.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Jeff Walston)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:23

Additionally, a proposed variant of the B-52H was the EB-52.

This version would have modified and augmented 16 B-52H airframes with additional electronic jamming capabilities.

This new aircraft would have given the USAF an airborne jamming capability that it has lacked since retiring the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:27

A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the RAIDR 21 Remembrance Ceremony held July 21 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. More than 200 Airmen, friends and family members attended the ceremony to remember the six fallen aircrew members who died in a crash July 21, 2008, while deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam. The call-sign of their B-52 was RAIDR 21.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexandra Longfellow)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:28

The program was cancelled in 2005 following removal of funding for the stand-off jammer.

The program was revived in 2007 but funding was again canceled in early 2009.
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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:35

Bomber crews improve mission skills at Northern Edge 2009

A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 23 during Northern Edge 2009.

The B-52 is a long-range bomber assigned to Barksdale AFB, La.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Message par Peewee Ven 16 Avr 2010, 20:36

Variants

The B-52 went through several design changes and variants over its 10 years of production.

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XB-52

Two prototype aircraft with limited operational eqiupment, used for aerodynamic and handling tests

YB-52

One XB-52 modified with some operational equipment and re-designated
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