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 ...

The Air Force is also making progress with a technology-inspired effort to increase the weapons payload for the workhorse B-52 bomber. The 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade, or IWBU, will allow the ...

The U.S. can restore nuclear capability to the entire B-52 bomber fleet, according to ...

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...

The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...

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 ...

Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has begun the process of evaluating a new radar for its fleet of Boeing B-52H heavy bombers. A lone B-52H, equipped with a modernised active electronically scanned array (AESA) ...