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Boeing Awarded $2 Billion Contract for B-52 Engine Replacement
The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the ...
Rolls-Royce upgrades mark the first step in turning the Cold War relic into a frontline aircraft for the 2050s.
The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...
The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of War ...
Dagens.com on MSN
US Air Force installs new Rolls-Royce engines on 65-year-old bombers instead of retiring them
The B-52 has long relied on Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines developed in the 1960s, which are increasingly costly to maintain.
Each B-52H Stratofortress is powered by eight turbofan engines. The Rolls-Royce F130 engines that will be installed are anticipated to keep the aircraft (which now have an average age of 64 years) in ...
Steel Horse Rides on MSN
Boeing wins $2 billion contract to modernize aging B-52 bombers
The U.S. Air Force has handed Boeing a $2 billion mandate to drag one of its oldest bombers into a new technological era, ...
US airframer Boeing has been awarded a contract worth more than $2 billion to modernise the company’s iconic B-52H heavy-bomber with new turbofan engines. The US Air Force (USAF) approved the funding ...
Defense News on MSN
US Air Force awards Boeing $2B contract to begin B-52 engine upgrades
The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...
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