The Air Force now wants to replace them with the Rolls-Royce F130 engine. Boeing, the Air Force, and Rolls-Royce had spent ...
The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with ...
The U.S. Air Force has locked in its next move to keep the venerable B-52 bomber flying well into midcentury, awarding Boeing ...
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing Defense Systems a task order valued at $2.04bn for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement ...
Boeing Defense Systems has secured a major $2.04 billion task order from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance the B-52 ...
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 ...
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World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history, and while it was horrific, it also spurred many innovations and inventions. This included the development of long-range strategic ...
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 ...
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 ...
A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on April 14, 2023. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/U.S. Air Force) ...
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, ...