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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 ...
The National Interest on MSN

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 ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Boeing Awarded $2 Billion Contract to Continue Work on B-52’s New Engines

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 ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN

Air Force $2B Starts B-52 Engine Swap Toward B-52J

Keeping a 1960s airframe relevant in the 2050s has less to do with nostalgia than with wiring diagrams, test cards, and the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

US military to extend life of B-52 bomber fleet with new Rolls-Royce engines

The Air Force now wants to replace them with the Rolls-Royce F130 engine. Boeing, the Air Force, and Rolls-Royce had spent ...
Autocar on MSN

10 Interesting airliners turned into military aircraft

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...

Why Does The Boeing 777-300 Have 2 Engine Types?

The Boeing 777-300 has only two engine types because it was designed at a very specific moment in aviation history, after ...