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

Tweet this As part of the CERP contract, Spirit will support extending the life of the B-52 Stratofortress through at least 2050. The B-52 first entered the U.S. Air Force fleet in 1955.

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 ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary long-range strategic bomber with a legacy spanning over six decades. First introduced in 1955 during the Cold War, it was originally designed to deliver ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Developed by Boeing, the B-52 made its maiden flight in 1952, and costs about $84 million each. An X-15 rocket-powered aircraft is launched from under the wing of an NB-52A Stratofortress in 1959.

The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was first developed by Boeing in 1952. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wired's Eric Adams about how an aircraft that old has such staying power.