‘Super’ B-52J Bomber Is Coming to the U.S. Air Force: Summed Up in 3 Words

‘Super’ B-52J Bomber Is Coming to the U.S. Air Force: Summed Up in 3 Words

Key Points and Summary – Seventy years after entering service, the B-52 Stratofortress is being rebuilt for a new era. Under the B-52J upgrade, the Air Force will replace obsolete TF33 engines with Rolls-Royce F130s, add a modern AESA radar, and refresh weapons and avionics—changes senior leaders say will make it “basically a new airplane” and keep it flying into the 2050s. -But design and testing issues, plus GAO-flagged schedule slips, are pus…