For the first time since the Kennedy administration, the B-52 Stratofortress is getting new primary propulsion engines.

The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying with the same Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan engines since 1962, when the B-52H fleet ...

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

The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, ...

The Commercial Engine Replacement Program to switch out engines on each plane with Rolls-Royce F130 engines passed its ...

Aircrew from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., land a B-52 Stratofortress following its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility on Dec. 8, 2025. The aircraft, ...

The project to replace over 600 engines for the Air Force’s long-range bomber fleet is proceeding toward aircraft ...

Given the B-52’s advanced age and repeated overhauls, Boeing has gone to greater and greater lengths to keep the insides of the plane running. The United States Air Force maintains a fleet of 76 ...

Many of the aircraft currently serving the needs of the American military are decades-old, but only one of them has been officially confirmed to extend its service until it reaches at least a century ...

The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has successfully completed its Critical Design Review ...

While the first B-52 Stratofortress never saw combat, its successors would go on to cement their place in Air Force history. June 2025 marks significant milestones for the United States military. Last ...

The iconic B-52 Stratofortress carries eight jet engines for a straightforward reason rooted in history. When the aircraft was conceived in the late nineteen forties, engine technology simply could ...