T he United States Air Force has 85 active Boeing B-52H Stratofortresses still in the inventory of the 744 that were built.

The B-52H is the service’s primary strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform. When it comes to legendary aircraft, ...

A popular gaming engine is helping Boeing to refit 60-year-old B-52 bombers for another three decades of service. To see how new Rolls-Royce F-130 engines would work on the U.S. Air Force’s ...

The United States Air Force has operated the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress for seven decades, and it could see a full century of service before it is finally retired – meaning the final ...

For the past two years, Air Force Global Strike Command has worked with engine manufacturers and financial institutions to put together a business case assessment for replacing the Boeing B-52 ...

In seven years or so, if everything goes according to plan, the U.S. Air Force should get what looks like a new bomber. A Boeing B-52 with new engines, new radios, new jammers, a new radar and ...

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Jan ... Added Scot Oathout, the Boeing's B-52 program director: "When you combine that ability with the B-52's unlimited range with air refueling, you have an ...

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a potentially $11.9 billion contract to support weapon system modernisation of its B-52 bomber fleet. "This contract will include several delivery orders over ...

[Avionics Today 10-02-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to equip the B-52 bomber with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), which aims to enhance the aircraft’s ...

Gen. Erik Quigley, the Air Force’s program executive officer for bombers. The service taps a tough negotiator for Boeing programs Lawmakers seek an all-nuclear-capable B-52 fleet The service ...

Since 1955, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has flown at the ... The cancellation of the B-52 would have left the USAF in a dire position. The B-36 fleet had been obsolete before the first aircraft ...

The US Air Force has revived a plan to transform a portion of the Boeing B-52 bomber fleet into long-range, radar-jamming platforms, formally launching a five-year study phase on 23 June.