The Air Force’s program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress’s 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the service announced May 4.

The B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) recently held its Critical Design Review (CDR), a pivotal milestone ...

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 U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has passed its critical design review, allowing Boeing to begin modifying the first two B-52H bombers into the new B-52J configuration ...

After years of delays and rising costs, the modernization of the decades-old B-52 Stratofortress is now on solid ground, a top service official said before the Hous ...

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 ...

Each B-52H Stratofortress is powered by eight turbofan engines. The Rolls-Royce F130 engines that will be installed are anticipated to keep the aircraft (which now have an average age of 64 years) in ...

The historic B-52 bomber is a step closer to a new engine. The B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program recently held a Critical Design Review, a “pivotal milestone” that advances the older plane ...

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 ...

U.S. and Italian Air Force aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons, and a B-52 Stratofortress fly in formation over the Adriatic Sea during Astral Knight 19 on June 4, 2019.