The first B-52 is now carrying out testing with the APQ-188 AESA systems as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program.

The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will ...

The new AESA radar is a major part of the U.S. Air Force's plan to thoroughly revamp the venerable B-52, and extend its life ...

The U.S. Air Force has locked in its next move to keep the venerable B-52 bomber flying well into midcentury, awarding Boeing ...

American aircraft maker Boeing said it delivered the first B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) flight test aircraft to the USAF.

The new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system offers enhanced all-weather navigation as well as targeting ...

The B-52H received the AN/APQ-188 AESA radar at Boeing’s San Antonio facility and has now arrived at Edwards AFB for the ground and flight testing planned throughout 2026. The U.S. Air Force has ...

The US Air Force is updating its B-52 with new radar technology and engines. US President Donald Trump's STATCOM nominee said the upgrades make the B-52 basically "a new airplane." The upgrades are ...

Boeing Defense Systems has secured a major $2.04 billion task order from the U.S. Department of Defense to advance the B-52 ...

A B-52 lands at Boeing’s San Antonio facility in May 2023 for the service’s radar modernization program. Credit: U.S. Air Force Costs for U.S. Air Force and Boeing’s plan to upgrade the radars on B-52 ...

Despite soaring costs and complex retrofitting, the B-52’s deep modernization aims to transform it into a digitally upgraded B-52J, extending Cold War-era firepower into the 2050s and beyond. The ...