The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.

The Air Force expects to finish qualification testing of the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress by the end of 2024. And the service plans to make a Milestone B decision on the Commercial ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Strategic Command, has emphasized that the ...

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 ...

The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...

The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines, ...

The Air Force is replacing its B-52 fleet’s inefficient Pratt & Whitney TF33s with new Rolls-Royce F130s. Credit: Senior Airman Seth Watson/U.S. Air Force Unusually, it is not a new aircraft program ...

The U.S. Air Force once again finds itself in a Boeing B-52 engine dilemma. It has long been stated that the 17,000-lb.-thrust Pratt & Whitney TF33 that has powered the eight-engine H-model ...

The ALQ-172 self-protection integrated RF subsystem is a combat-proven system that can counter multiple pulse, continuous wave, pulse Doppler, and monopulse threats simultaneously. Integrated with the ...

The B-52 bomber’s radar upgrade is delayed until at least 2030, with aging systems and outdated practices complicating efforts to modernize the Cold War-era aircraft for decades of future use. The ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a living testament to the saying — if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Boasting a service career that now numbers over seven decades, it is expected to remain in ...