A new Boeing image shows what the B-52 cockpit will look like after upcoming radar, engine and other modifications have been performed. The image shows a far more streamlined and simpler presentation, dominated by new multifunction displays, although the old "steam gauges" have not been ...
Rolls-Royce North America has prevailed in the Air Force's three-year competition to re-engine the nearly-60-year-old B-52H fleet of 76 aircraft, winning a contract worth up to $2.6 billion if all options are exercised. The engines are to be fully installed by 2038 and are meant ...
Rolls-Royce formally entered the competition to re-engine the B-52 as expected, offering its F130 engine already in use in some USAF aircraft to power the bomber. The Air Force on May 19 issued its request for proposals for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, with ...