Aircraft
Rolls-Royce Selected for B-52 Re-engining Program
The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.
Replacing the B-52H’s eight TF33 turbofans with the F130 will give the strategic bomber at least another 30 years of life. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
Replacing the B-52H’s eight TF33 turbofans with the F130 will give the strategic bomber at least another 30 years of life. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

On September 24, the Department of the Air Force awarded a $2.6 billion contract to Rolls-Royce Corporation to provide new engines for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP). The company will build 608 F130 engines to re-engine 76 B-52Hs, as well as 42 spares, in its manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract also covers the provision of spares, support equipment, engineering data, and sustainment activities.


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