June 25, 2019
The U.S. Air Force Could Get a New Version of the Iconic B-52 Bomber
The “B-52J†designation might supersede the current “B-52H†moniker that the flying branch has applied to the eight-engine bombers since they entered service in the early 1960s.
by David Axe
The U.S. Air Force could get a new version of the iconic B-52 bomber. The “B-52J†designation might supersede the current “B-52H†moniker that the flying branch has applied to the eight-engine bombers since they entered service in the early 1960s.
Air Force magazine reporter John Tirpak has the story.
“The Air Force is likely to redesignate the B-52H as the B-52J once it receives a slew of modifications adding up to a ‘major modification,’†Tirpak wrote, quoting Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, the Air Force’s program executive officer for fighters and bombers.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-air-force-could-get-new-version-iconic-b-52-bomber-64131
