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 ...

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 ...

Boeing relies on Fortnite technology to upgrade the B-52. A popular 3D computer graphics game engine, developed by Epic Games and first showcased in 1998, is helping Boeing in the upgrade of 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 new engine pod covers, worth 1.2 million USD, will assist in preventing damage to the B-52 engines. Pilots and maintainers at Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) now have new engine covers ...

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 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 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 ...