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 ...

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 venerable Boeing B-52 bomber is receiving a new lease on life that could keep it in the air beyond its 100th birthday. Rolls-Royce said it began outdoor testing of its F130 engine at the NASA ...

The Air Force’s newer bombers were tailored for narrow mission sets that have aged poorly in the 21st century, while the B-52 ...

The U.S. Air Force is not set to reach initial operational capability (IOC) with its re-engined B-52 bombers until Fiscal Year 2033, some three years later than originally planned, amid delays and ...

The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 Stratofortress bomber will remain the workhorse of the bomber fleet for decades to come. Even though B-52s are far older than the crews that fly them, the bombers have ...

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, ...

Granted, the plane is nowhere near what it used to be when it was first made back in the 1950s, as constant upgrades have kept up relevant in our modern times. But whereas upgrades have so far focused ...

The new nacelles will house the Rolls-Royce F130 engines selected with the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program. Boeing released a video to announce the completion of the wind tunnel testing of ...

Rolls-Royce has begun testing F130 engines for the United States Air Force B-52 fleet at the NASA Stennis Space Center. Rolls-Royce has announced it has launched F130 engine testing at the company’s ...

The new engines that will be part of a massive upgrade of the B-52H Stratofortress bomber have passed their critical design ...

At NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Rolls-Royce has begun testing of the F130 jet dual-engine pods that will power the US Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber fleet for the ...