Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced it has completed altitude and operability testing on the F130 engines for the B-52 Stratofortress.
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The B-52’s nuclear role is quietly expanding again after treaty limits fade
The life expectancy of the B-52 had never been the interesting aspect. The kinds of engineering story that are going to be of ...
The planned replacement of aging Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103s is intended to keep the B-52s flying after the B-1 and B-2 bombers retire in the 2030s, when the upgraded Stratofortress and ...
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The B-52’s new mission: More than a bomber, built for connected warfare
A 65-year-old bomber has just gone into 2026 flight testing with an AESA type of radar in a fighter style, a capability leap that would have sounded like science fiction when the first Stratofortress ...
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 ...
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Entire B-52 bomber fleet can be nuclear capable if ordered: US Global Strike Command
The U.S. can restore nuclear capability to the entire B-52 bomber fleet, according to ...
Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...
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 ...
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