Which B-52s are nuclear-capable?

Complete list of armament classification of all extant B-52H aircraft (2024) * Notes a. Confidence levels apply only to the armament classification assigned to active aircraft. b. AMARG – Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group; GITA – ground instructional training aircraft; OG – Operating Group. c. Although best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy […]

Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bombers image gallery

Images supplied by photographers for use in Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bombers: A Visual Guide. The full version of the Special Report is available here (11.3MB PDF). The authors are grateful for the generous cooperation of the following photographers: N94504 60-0010 60-0030  Andy-87 61-0040 Kyle Cortis 60-0044 (secondary) Michiel van Herten 60-0025 60-0058 61-0013 61-0015 (secondary) […]

NUCLEAR-CAPABLE B-52H STRATOFORTRESS BOMBERS PROJECT

Press Information Kit for Vince Scappatura and Richard Tanter, ‘Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers: a visual guide to identification’, Nautilus Institute Special Report, 26 August 2024

This site hosts publications and materials related to the Nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress Project, coordinated by Richard Tanter. Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers: a visual guide to identification The first publication in the project is by Vince Scappatura and Richard Tanter, Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers: a visual guide to identification, Nautilus Institute Special Report, 5 […]

Humpty Doo Transmission Station

  Introduction Location: -12.607724°, 131.289040° Corner of Arnhem Highway and Anzac Parade, Humpty Doo, Northern Territory. The Humpty Doo Transmitter Station is part of the Darwin node of the ADF Modernised High Frequency Communications System, paired with the receiver located within the Shoal Bay facility. The Humpty Doo Station was constructed as the Naval Transmission Station […]

The North West Cape cluster of high technology defence facilities

The North West Cape cluster of high technology defence facilities  [drawn from Richard Tanter, ‘Dangerous liaisons: Pine Gap (and the Alice) as nuclear target, then and now. Part 4’, Pearls & Irritations, 14 November 2021] Deepening US access to more Australian military and intelligence bases In recent years successive Australian governments have been insistent on […]

Lavarack Barracks

Home to the 3rd Brigade and 11th Brigade and one of the major military establishments in Northern Australia. Elements of the 3rd Brigade based at the Barracks include the 3rd Combat Signals Regiment, 3rd Combat Services Support Battalion and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment. 2018 In April 2018 […]

Salt Ash Air Weapons Range

Introduction Salt Ash Air Weapons Range is an ADF air to ground gunnery and bombing facility located about 6 km from RAAF Williamtown RAAF. The range is approximately 34 hectares in size, with a 2,790 hectare safety template zone. It is used regularly by the RAAF for bombing and strafing practice. Due to local pressure […]