As of January, the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has moved into hardware production. Two airframes are now being ...

Key Points and Summary - The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff weapons—especially the 1,000-mile JASSM-XR and the nuclear AGM-181 ...

The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War-era bomber the B-52J.

Boeing has received a $2.04 billion contract from the United States Air Force to advance the engine replacement program for the B-52 strategic bomber jet. The new task order is for the B-52 commercial ...

The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the upgrades make the B-52 basically "a new airplane." The upgrades are ...

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...

Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, have B-52 bombers. ARLINGTON, Va. – A B-52 Stratofortress recently ...

Bomber Task Force missions are never announced in advance and vary in terms of time and location, intended to keep US adversaries unprepared. Even as the longest government shutdown in United States ...

Boeing will test new Rolls-Royce engines on two B-52 Stratofortress aircraft at its Port San Antonio facility.

Rolls-Royce upgrades mark the first step in turning the Cold War relic into a frontline aircraft for the 2050s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2 billion contract to start replacing the first two Stratofortress's engines with new Rolls-Royce ...