00:01U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bombers are flying combat missions in Iran.
00:06We've successfully started to conduct the first overland B-52 missions,
00:12which allow us to continue to get on top of the enemy.
00:16After a month at war, the U.S. says it has established air superiority over Iran.
00:22The presence of B-52s could signal that Iran's air defense systems have now been suppressed,
00:28because the B-52 isn't built to fly in areas where it's more vulnerable to missile or drone attacks.
00:34They're not as fast and stealthy as the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers,
00:39but B-52s are known as a workhorse.
00:42Built by Boeing, the Air Force's B-52 bomber fleet entered service in 1955.
00:49Each plane costs about $84 million.
00:52Today, the U.S. has 72 active B-52s and plans to keep the bomber in service through 2050.
01:00The bomber has a range of about 8,000 miles and can be refueled in midair.
01:05The B-52 can carry a mixed payload of up to 70,000 pounds
01:09and can deploy both conventional and nuclear munitions.
01:13Last year, Boeing received a $2 billion contract to upgrade the fleet to keep it mission ready.
01:20the L-4 Lancer Mountain .
01:23Our Rickers are not strong.
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