TIL the air force has a program in place that will keep B-52 bombers flying for over a hundred years since they were manufactured
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The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers
A $48.6 billion overhaul of the B-52 is intended to keep it flying until about 2060, and part of a two-bomber fleet with the B-21.Stephen Losey (Defense News)
