USA B-52J: The Air Force’s ‘New’ Bomber -shocking news

1. The B-52 Stratofortress is finally set to receive a long-awaited update after serving for sixty years without any major upgrade.

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2. The most significant change will be the installation of new Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, providing improved fuel efficiency and range, while reducing maintenance and operating costs.

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3. The enhanced B-52 will feature an upgraded cockpit with large glass displays and new AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar systems.

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4.. The airframe will see the removal of the AN/ASQ-151 Electro-Optical Viewing System and AN/AAQ-6 Forward Looking Infrared, and the addition of two humps on the top of the fuselage at the wing root for improved satellite communication, potentially enabling Link-16.

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5. The B-52 underwent multiple modifications, evolving from the A model to the H model, with later models playing an active role in the Vietnam War and receiving notable upgrades such as the "Big Belly" upgrade.

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6. The B-52 has served as the mainstay bomber of the Strategic Air Command for six decades, deployed alongside Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles and nuclear missile submarines as a powerful deterrent force as part of America's "nuclear triad".

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7. The B-52J "Stratofortress" was designed by American aircraft manufacturers in response to the emerging threat posed by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s and was tasked with providing a long-range strategic bombing capability for the newly established U.S. Air Force.

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