The Air Force’s program to replace the B-52H Stratofortress’s 1960s-era engines cleared its critical design review, the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rolls-Royce said the new engines planned for the B-52 Stratofortress will go into more intensive altitude testing in early 2025, ...

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 ...

In addition to the F130 engines, the B-52J upgrade will include several other modernizations. The bomber will get a new radar system, improved avionics, updated displays, and enhanced wheels and ...

The new engine pod covers, worth 1.2 million USD, will assist in preventing damage to the B-52 engines. Pilots and maintainers at Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) now have new engine covers ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Rolls-Royce is preparing an F130 engine for altitude tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tullahoma, Tennessee, as part of upcoming ...

The B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) recently held its Critical Design Review (CDR), a pivotal milestone that enables the modification of two B-52 aircraft with new engines. The CDR ...

The Rolls-Royce F130 high-bypass turbofan engine is based on a commercial engine design with over 30 million flight hours, and better fuel efficiency than the current B-52s’ Pratt & Whitney engines.

It seems like it's been forever since we learned that the B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber will get new engines, but as we get ready to step into 2025, word reached us about the new ...

The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines, ...