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South Korea, Japan and the United States conducted a joint air drill on Friday involving a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber and ...
Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and Joint Global Strike Operations Center commander, was commander of the 5th Bomb ...
The linchpin B-52H modernization thrust has been the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) to replace the plane’s eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103 engines, with more powerful Rolls-Royce ...
The new Rolls Royce F130 engines, which will be an essential part of the planned B-52H Stratofortress upgrade, have passed their critical design review.
The Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) and Radar Modernization Program (RMP) are the Air Force’s key modernization efforts for the Boeing B-52H bomber.
The B-52H 61-0028 has the forward fuselage, wings near the wingtips, engine nacelles, and vertical stabilizer painted in dayglo orange, contrasting the typical dark gray paint of the ...
Three airmen aboard a B-52H were able to land safely after four of its engines failed as the bomber was flying over a populated area.
A single-engine fire forced a B-52H Stratofortress bomber to make an emergency landing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, early Feb. 23, the service confirmed Tuesday.
A B-52H Stratofortress in front of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, following a major overhaul on May 1, 2017. Tinker will carry out a series of major upgrades to ...
The Air Force expects the first test B-52J will start ground and flight tests in late 2028, and for more B-52s to receive new engines throughout the 2030s.
It’s official now: the upgraded B-52 bomber will be the B-52J. “Any B-52H aircraft modified with the new commercial engines and associated subsystems are designated as B-52J,” the Air Force ...