The Air Force has settled on B-52J as the new designation of the 61-year-old Stratofortress once it's equipped with new Rolls Royce F130 engines. B-52s with new engines and radars are expected to be operational before the end of the decade.
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What the B-52 will look like after engine upgrade; B-21 roll out set for Dec. 2.
A new image from Boeing shows how the B-52H will look after a series of modifications that the Air Force has said are significant enough to warrant re-designating the aircraft as the B-52J or K. The image was rendered from a digital prototyping model and ...
A new Boeing image shows what the B-52 cockpit will look like after upcoming radar, engine and other modifications have been performed. The image shows a far more streamlined and simpler presentation, dominated by new multifunction displays, although the old "steam gauges" have not been ...
