The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines ...

The new engines that will be part of a massive upgrade of the B-52H Stratofortress bomber have passed their critical design ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...

The Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress bomber is getting closer to a weapons system upgrade with tests that took place Feb. 11. An upgrade to the B-52's Conventional Rotary Launcher, which carries ...