What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress has flown for seven decades and could serve until 2050, but the idea of building new B-52s is impractical. -While Russia has resumed ...
Key Points and Summary - The B-52 is aging, but upgrades aim to keep it relevant. New F130 engines, an AESA radar, and standoff weapons—especially the 1,000-mile JASSM-XR and the nuclear AGM-181 ...
The B-52’s legacy offers lessons for future military equipment procurement. The B-52 Stratofortress was designed in 1948, and it flew for the first time in 1952. The Stratofortress was designed to be ...