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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It seems like it's been forever since we learned that the B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber will get new engines, but as we get ready to step into 2025, word reached us about the new ...

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 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 ...

Delays Push B-52 Engine Upgrades to 2033: What’s Holding It Back? The United States Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress will remain the workhorse of the bomber fleet for years, and possibly even decades ...

Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed and taking ...