An iconic aircraft, the B-52 Stratofortress has been in US Air Force service since 1955. The B-52H is the only variant in service today, with 72 aircraft active as of early 2024. Ongoing upgrades ...

Jet engine technology has moved on a long way since the TF33 was developed in the 1950s, and thus newer designs could bring great benefits to the B-52 platform. The B-2 Spirit, pictured here ...

The required sample size for this test will meet a historical Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) requirement of two B-52 aircraft. "After a successful loading of 20 missiles, our 2nd Operations ...

"We're the ones telling the aircrew the jet's good to fly. Their lives are in our hands." Throughout the course of a mission, a B-52 can encounter malfunctions, sustain damage, or endure simple ...

The testing at NASA Stennis “marked the first time F130 engines were tested in the dual-pod engine configuration of the B-52 aircraft,” the company has said, and the Rapid Twin Pod Tests ...

It was flown to RAF Fairford as the airfield accommodates US Air Force personnel and is used to handling B-52 aircraft. The spokesman could not confirm where the bomber had flown from or whether ...

The Gulfstream G650 business jet now flies with a version of the F130 engine. However, the twin pod, underwing configuration planned for the B-52 will be a different mount for those engines ...

The aircraft were deployed from Royal Air Force ... (Finnish) F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and (U.S.) B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew a training mission in Finnish airspace on November 25, 2024 ...