For more than six decades, the B-52 Stratofortress has flown on the same Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofans that were bolted to its wings when the Beatles were still playing Hamburg clubs. That era is ...
The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, with work on the first bomber starting later this year. The U.S. Air Force ...
U.S. and Italian aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and a B-52 Stratofortress, fly in formation over the Adriatic Sea, June 4, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry/Air ...
LOS ANGELES – The B-52 bomber is considered a marvel not only of the U.S. military but of all aviation history. The massive plane remains a workhorse for the Air Force seven decades after it debuted ...
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The U.S. Air Force deploys three strategic (or heavy) bombers—the B-52, B-1B, and B-2—to carry bombs or air-to-surface missiles for conventional and nuclear missions. Bombers carry heavy ordnance ...
The U.S. Air Force has boosted B-52 Stratofortress bomber availability by nearly 40% through its North Star Readiness Campaign, improving long-range strike readiness by cutting maintenance, supply, ...