Air raid alert across Ukraine as 12 Russian strategic bombers take off

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Isn't the B-52 from the 1950s? They're still in-use too.

And is projected to be in service for another fifty years, IIRC. Something to be said for not fixing things that aren't broken.

I mean, yes but also it's because they've already been built and are cheap to perform maintenance on. They've been replaced with the B-2 Spirit when it comes to most active bombing missions. The B-52 would likely only be used in situations where there's no threat from ground or air-based anti-aircraft weapons.