Eight engines might be an iconic look, but the B-52 Bomber didn't get outfitted with that setup for aesthetics. Here's why it ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported last month that the overall initial operational capability (IOC) for the ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible milestone: 60 years of active service in the United States Air Force. Originally ...

The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the Air Force for seven decades. New upgrades to keep it flying, though, have ...

The Rolls-Royce F130 engine upgrade for the B-52 Stratofortress is replacing about 600 aging Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was introduced in the 1950s, and that makes it, at 70, one of the oldest birds in the sky. It will get even older though, as the U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to keep ...

The Stratofortress took its maiden flight in April 1952 and entered service less than three years later in February 1955. Built to carry nuclear weapons, the B-52 replaced the Convair B-36 Peacemaker.

The close encounter near Minot International Airport forced the Minneapolis-to-Minot flight into an "aggressive maneuver," ...

Spirit will provide engine pylons and nacelle assemblies for the Boeing effort, which aims to replace 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force fleet of 76 B-52H Stratofortress planes.

Aerospace company Boeing announced this week it has began fitting a new radar system on the B-52 Stratofortress as the plane will stay in service until 2050 ...

U.S. Air Force B-52s Made Flight Over Middle East Earlier this month, a pair of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB ...

That the B-52 Stratofortress is still in service for the U.S. Air Force is something of a minor miracle. Designed by Boeing, the 160-foot-long strategic bombers weren’t much to look at when the ...