Suspended beneath the belly of the B-17 bomber, the ball turret was a claustrophobic sphere of glass, guns, and guts.

a ball turret gunner on the B-17 bomber with the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War. He survived a fall from 22,000 feet after his plane ...

The B-58 Hustler was well named: it could hit Mach 2, the first bomber to go so fast. So why did the Air Force dump it ...

It said higher manufacturing costs for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber were to blame. The plane is the first new stealth bomber designed for the US military in 30 years. Northrop Grumman posted a ...

The first prototype B-21 Raider stealth bomber has been conducting flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base in California since November 2023, as manufacturer Northrop Grumman looks for ways to ramp ...

Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit ...

Northrop Grumman Corp. reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ expectations and cut its earnings forecast for the year as costs mounted for its next-generation B-21 stealth bomber.

after the defense contractor said production costs for the B-21 bomber program impacted its first-quarter profit, which fell short of analyst estimates. One analyst summed up the three months as a ...

North Korea criticised the US for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an “open threat” to Pyongyang’s security ...

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University will host a public beam signing for a new Center for Innovation and Collaboration from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The center, at Ashland Avenue and ...