Author: [email protected] (Alex Hevesy)

The stealthy Northrup Grumman B-21 Raider is the most recent manned jet aircraft to join the United States Air Force’s bomber fleet. Compared to the first jets over 80 years ago, it’s almost alien in appearance — fitting for today’s high tech battlefield.  Advertisement However, in 2025, Cold War planes like the B-52 Stratofortress still see active service. That bomber has been the mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s bombing fleet for decades, and it isn’t retiring anytime soon. With an introduction year of 1955, the early variants of the B-52 were some of…