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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 ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Boeing wins $2B to keep building the B-52’s new engines

The U.S. Air Force has locked in its next move to keep the venerable B-52 bomber flying well into midcentury, awarding Boeing ...
KSAT

Port San Antonio among work sites for Boeing’s $2B contract for B-52 engine program

Port San Antonio is among the sites where Boeing Defense Systems will work on the $2.04 billion B-52 Commercial Engine ...

Boeing Unit Gets $2B Air Force Contract for B-52 Work

Boeing Defense Systems received a $2.0 billion contract from the Air Force for work on B-52 aircraft. The Defense Department said Tuesday it was awarding the company the funding for commercial engine ...

First Cold War-Era B-52 Upgraded With 21st Century Radar System

The first B-52 is now carrying out testing with the APQ-188 AESA systems as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program.
Aviation Pros

B-52 Stratofortress Completes Successful Flight After Modernized Radar Installation

The new Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system offers enhanced all-weather navigation as well as targeting capabilities.
The National Interest

The B-52 Stratofortress Is Now 70 Years Old. Why Hasn’t It Been Retired Yet?

The B-52s in service today outwardly resemble those that flew in the 1950s, but their interiors have been repeatedly modernized over the years. First introduced in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has ...