The B-52 bomber is undergoing a critical upgrade with Rolls-Royce’s new F130 engines, a secret weapon of sorts, promising ...

The B-52 bomber remains essential due to structural viability and cutting-edge upgrades. Despite its 1960s origins, enhanced ...

With an introduction year of 1955, the early variants of the B-52 were some of the first Air Force jet-powered bombers to ever see service. However, the B-52 was not the Air Force's first jet ...

MANILA/BANGKOK (AP): A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military said, underscoring the ...

Convair had just proposed hanging jet booster engines on the in-production B-36, erasing much of the XB-52’s speed advantage. But, the Air Force planners said, if Boeing could come up with an ...

The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF 25-2, practiced operational coordination and communication with Israeli F-35Is and F-15Is to deter regional threats. A U.S Air Force B-52H ...

Jet engine technology has moved on a long way since the TF33 was developed in the 1950s, and thus newer designs could bring great benefits to the B-52 platform. The B-2 Spirit, pictured here ...

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