Key Points: The US Air Force is upgrading its B-52H Stratofortress fleet through the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), creating the B-52J variant intended to serve into the 2050s. -This ...

The Air Force expects to finish qualification testing of the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress by the end of 2024. And the service plans to make a Milestone B decision on the Commercial ...

Rolls-Royce said the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress will go into more intensive altitude testing in early 2025, now that it has passed its critical design review. (Staff Sgt. Lauren ...

Boeing relies on Fortnite technology to upgrade the B-52. A popular 3D computer graphics game engine, developed by Epic Games and first showcased in 1998, is helping Boeing in the upgrade of the ...

The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...

The B-52J upgrade is running late and costing more—making the US Air Force’s strategy to keep the bomber flying into the 2050s a potential nightmare.

The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines, ...

The new engine pod covers, worth 1.2 million USD, will assist in preventing damage to the B-52 engines. Pilots and maintainers at Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) now have new engine covers ...

The Air Force is replacing its B-52 fleet’s inefficient Pratt & Whitney TF33s with new Rolls-Royce F130s. Credit: Senior Airman Seth Watson/U.S. Air Force Unusually, it is not a new aircraft program ...

The U.S. Air Force once again finds itself in a Boeing B-52 engine dilemma. It has long been stated that the 17,000-lb.-thrust Pratt & Whitney TF33 that has powered the eight-engine H-model ...