the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines, which will be an essential part of the planned B-52H Stratofortress upgrade, have passed their critical design review. “We’re ...

The B-52 bomber remains essential due to structural viability and cutting-edge upgrades. Despite its 1960s origins, enhanced ...

The Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress bomber is getting closer to a weapons system upgrade with tests that took place Feb. 11. An upgrade to the B-52's Conventional Rotary Launcher, which carries ...

Note the black contrails commonly seen from the eight engines of the B-52. Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long ...