The B-52 Stratofortress was born into a world of black-and-white television and slide rules, yet it is now being rebuilt to fight in an era of hypersonic weapons and AI-enabled swarms. The United ...

The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2 billion contract to start replacing the first two Stratofortress's engines with new Rolls-Royce ...

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the B-52 bombers flying indefinitely into the future. The United States Air Force ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the ...