The contract to re-engine the B-52 bomber should be awarded by the end of this month, senior service acquisition officials reported Sept. 21. The B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program seeks to replace the B-52’s original-equipment TF30 engines with new powerplants that should improve fuel burn ...
The Air Force has released its final request for proposals on the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which seeks to replace the bomber's 1960s' vintage engines with new ones that will carry the plane to its 2050s retirement. The Air Force wants responses next month, ...