The Boeing B-52 is on track to do something no other combat aircraft has ever done: remain an operational frontline bomber ...

The Air Force is also making progress with a technology-inspired effort to increase the weapons payload for the workhorse B-52 bomber. The 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade, or IWBU, will allow the ...

Key Points and Summary - Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber's future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons from outside S-400/S-500 envelopes. This might allow ...

Boeing is expanding the B-52’s smart weapons capacity by 50% under a $24.6 million agreement with the U.S. Air Force to modify six launchers to allow them to carry precision-guided munitions (PGMs) ...

The B-52H is the service’s primary strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform. When it comes to legendary aircraft, the American-made B-52 “Stratofortress” bomber certainly comes to mind.

The first B-52 is now carrying out testing with the APQ-188 AESA systems as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program.

In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically ...

The American Air Force (USAF) is busy overhauling all aspects of its operations, including the ones that involve the country's few bomber models. But not only will the fleet get better over the coming ...

The US Air Force has begun evaluating a new active electronically scanned array radar system for its B-52H bomber fleet, with ...

The new AESA radar is a major part of the U.S. Air Force's plan to thoroughly revamp the venerable B-52, and extend its life ...

An Air Force bomber with a retro paint scheme and payload of futuristic weapons has caught attention and raised questions after being spotted flying over Texas. The B-52H Stratofortress adorned with ...