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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the ...

AURORA, Colorado—Test engines meant to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in the skies through the bomber’s 100th birthday are expected to be delivered in 2027 after recent key performance evaluations, ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress looks like a relic from another era, and in some ways it is, but its eight small turbojets remain one of the most distinctive design choices in military aviation. Modern ...

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the B-52 bombers flying indefinitely into the future. The United States Air Force ...

Each B-52H Stratofortress is powered by eight turbofan engines. The Rolls-Royce F130 engines that will be installed are anticipated to keep the aircraft (which now have an average age of 64 years) in ...

It’s been so long since the news of the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber being readied for the mother of all engine swaps reached us that I almost forgot it’s even happening. That’s because ...

Boeing received a $2 billion contract last month to start work on extending the life of 60-year-old U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers into the 2060s. The program to upgrade all 76 B-52Hs is ...

The iconic B-52 Stratofortress carries eight jet engines for a straightforward reason rooted in history. When the aircraft was conceived in the late nineteen forties, engine technology simply could ...

Planned upgrades for the US Air Force's 70-year-old strategic bomber will basically make the aircraft "a new airplane," President Donald Trump's nominee to head US Strategic Command said. The B-52 ...