The US Air Force is upgrading its B-52 Stratofortress bombers, re-designating them as B-52Js. -The most significant change is ...

The B-52 bomber remains essential due to structural viability and cutting-edge upgrades. Despite its 1960s origins, enhanced ...

This could allow the B-52 to reach any point on Earth without support from a tanker aircraft. The other major benefit is that the new engines will come with digital engine controls. These systems ...

In addition to looking at new engines, the Air Force is studying long-range hypersonic missiles. It’s a safe bet that if such a weapon makes it into service, the B-52 will be the first aircraft ...

What is your favorite plane? Is it a B-52 or a F-16 fighter? Well, in less than a month these planes will be soaring through the skies of the Shreveport-Bossier area. The Barksdale Defenders of ...

The B-52 may be nearly eighty years old ... In the mid-1940s, the former Air Material Command recognized the requirement for a new bomber capable of conducting operations without needing to ...