Key Points and Summary - The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff weapons—especially the 1,000-mile JASSM-XR and the nuclear AGM-181 ...
The B-52 might not be retiring until the 1960s meaning it will likely set a new record for the longest in service US combat ...
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 Air Force sent multiple B-52H Stratofortress aircraft on a “bomber attack demonstration mission” around the U.S. military’s Latin America area of responsibility last week amid escalating strikes ...