[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Did you known we are upgrading the B52 with color displays and digital comm.

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221441-b-52-receives-first-tech-upgrade-since-1961-now-with-color-screens-and-wireless-networking

[Paladin2]

B52s have had plenty o upgrades since 1961

[Marine_Uncle]

Interesting article Ernest.
"With CONECT, the B-52H could stay in active service until 2040, almost 90 years after it was first introduced, despite the (expected) long-overdue introduction of a new Long Range Strike Bomber in the 2020s."

It is a tribute to Boeing in being able to design and fabricate that airframe from it's early days, in such a way it has lasted so long with proper maintenance.

[SunkenCiv]

They could use newer engines as well.