Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130's ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...

The planned replacement of aging Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103s is intended to keep the B-52s flying after the B-1 and B-2 bombers retire in the 2030s, when the upgraded Stratofortress and ...

Rolls-Royce said on Feb. 24 that it has completed altitude and operability testing for the company’s F130 engine as part of ...

Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced it has completed altitude and operability testing on the F130 engines for the B-52 Stratofortress.

With just some B-52s equipped for the nuclear mission and all of them in high demand around the globe, finding time to ...

Rolls-Royce has completed altitude and operability testing of the F130 engine, a key milestone in the USAF B-52 re-engining program toward the B-52J standard.

Each B-52H Stratofortress is powered by eight turbofan engines. The Rolls-Royce F130 engines that will be installed are anticipated to keep the aircraft (which now have an average age of 64 years) in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2 billion contract to start replacing the first two Stratofortress's engines with new Rolls-Royce ...

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the B-52 bombers flying indefinitely into the future. The United States Air Force ...

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress looks like a relic from another era, and in some ways it is, but its eight small turbojets remain one of the most distinctive design choices in military aviation. Modern ...