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A July 31 GAO report found the Air Force’s $21 billion B-52J upgrade’s two biggest programs, Rolls-Royce F130 engines and an AESA radar, more...
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A July 31 GAO report found the Air Force’s $21 billion B-52J upgrade’s two biggest programs, Rolls-Royce F130 engines and an AESA radar, more...
The 74-year-old Stratofortress is on its 13th distinct upgrade. Its 9,000-mile combat range and 70,000-pound bomb load gain from the F130 swap, which rolls...
The B-52 was flying an airborne alert route under Operation Chrome Dome, Strategic Air Command's program to keep nuclear-armed bombers in the air at...
The B-52H is being re-engined with Rolls-Royce F130s for a 30 percent fuel efficiency gain, and the old AN/APQ-166 is being replaced with an...
The simplest reason why the US Air Force keeps the B-52H around is that there really isn’t anything wrong with it and it can...
How many B-21 Raider bombers? There’s also the question of how quickly Northrop Grumman’s production facilities and workers would be able to churn out...
The B-52 Stratofortress pilots perfected low-level flying during the Cold War to operate under Soviet radar systems after the Soviets made significant enhancements to...
A U.S. Air Force B-52G Stratofortress strategic bomber crashed near Goldsboro, North Carolina, in 1961 — dropping 2 Mark 39 Mod Two hydrogen bombs...
The U.S. Air Force just cleared a Critical Design Review for the new B-52J Stratofortress—the most powerful version of America’s iconic bomber ever built....
The U.S. Air Force is upgrading the B-52H Stratofortress to the B-52J to modernize the aging fleet and ensure the platform remains viable until...