The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...
The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the U.S. Air Force for decades, and a new upgrade program ensures it'll be a ...
The Boeing B-52 is on track to do something no other combat aircraft has ever done: remain an operational frontline bomber for a full century. Built for the nuclear standoff of the 1950s and ...
Rolls-Royce said the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress will go into more intensive altitude testing in early 2025, now that it has passed its critical design review. (Staff Sgt. Lauren ...
Summary and Key Points: In response to threats from near-peer adversaries like Russia, some U.S. lawmakers are advocating for the re-nuclearization of approximately 30 B-52 Stratofortress bombers.
The B-52 bomber, a formidable Cold War-era aircraft, has been spotted for the second time carrying the Air Force’s next-generation stealth nuclear cruise missile, the AGM-181 LRSO. This sighting, ...
It seems like it's been forever since we learned that the B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber will get new engines, but as we get ready to step into 2025, word reached us about the new ...
The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...
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 ...
The B-52 Stratofortress is probably the most iconic bomber in the world. Created at the start of the Cold War, its service life has been extended until at least middle part of this century. In essence ...
Losing altitude and veering out of control — with neither pilot nor crew aboard — the enormous B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber swooped over Port Canaveral's U.S. Navy docks only about 200 feet ...
The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...