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Inside Rolls-Royce: B-52 Engines & Beyond

Sept. 22, 2025

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

Rolls-Royce has powered U.S. and allied aircraft for over a century—from the legendary Merlin engines of WWII to today’s cutting-edge propulsion and energy systems.

In this interview, John Shade, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Future Programs at Rolls-Royce North America, sits down with Air & Space Forces Magazine Editor-in-Chief Tobias Naegele to discuss the progress of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program with F130 engines, the evolution of the AE engine family powering platforms like the C-130J, V-22 Osprey, and MQ-25, and more.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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