New images captured by aviation photographer Ryan Watamura show a U.S. Air Force B-52H flying a low-level route over California with one external pylon loaded with the new AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile.

New photos shared with The Aviationist add another piece to the puzzle of the B-52’s ongoing integration tests with the AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile. The images, taken by aviation photographer Ryan Watamura on Nov. 5, 2025, show a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress flying a low-level route at high speed while carrying a single external pylon loaded with what appears to be the Air Force’s next-generation stealth nuclear cruise missile, the AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off (LRSO).

Watamura described the moment in a message to The Aviationist:

“I’d seen this B-52

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