The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying with the same Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan engines since 1962, when the B-52H fleet ...
The Air Force’s program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress’s 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the ...
The B-52 Stratofortress is expected to serve for a full century before its retirement—but could eventually be replaced by the ...
The Commercial Engine Replacement Program to switch out engines on each plane with Rolls-Royce F130 engines passed its ...
The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, ...
Two B-52 bombers will head back to their manufacturer for new engines this year, kicking off a long-awaited upgrade meant to ...
The US Air Force’s B-52J engine replacement has cleared design review, moving the bomber closer to modification and flight ...
A B-52 Stratofortress takes off from the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, March 26, 2024. (Master Sgt. Staci Kasischke/Air Force) Life aboard the military’s oldest bombers could become a ...
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 ...