The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the U.S. Air Force for decades, and a new upgrade program ensures it'll be a ...

The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...

The U.S. Air Force has handed Boeing a $2 billion mandate to drag one of its oldest bombers into a new technological era, ...

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the ...

A $2-billion award represents the final stage of USAF’s project to update the engines of its 76 long-rage, heavy bombers, to ...

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing Defense Systems a task order valued at $2.04bn for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program.

The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with ...

Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s.

The flight consisted of two B-52Hs, two RAF Typhoon FGR4s and one Voyager aerial refueling aircraft. The bombers are involved in their first deployment in the Middle East since 2019, launched to deter ...

The B-52 and accompanying fighter aircraft flew within just 30 miles (50 kilometers) of the Russian border, and just 10 miles of the Belarusian border. February 24 is perhaps best known in the Western ...

The original B-52A iteration was conceptualized following lessons learned in World War II. In the mid-1940s, the former Air Material Command recognized the requirement for a new bomber capable of ...