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Air Force To Move Forward With B-52 Re-Engining, RFP Expected This Summer

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

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Air Force To Move Forward With B-52 Re-Engining, RFP Expected This Summer

The B-52 Stratofortress. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

The Air Force plans to release an request for proposals (RFP) for re-engining the B-52 this summer, and could convert some of the planes into tankers, a top service official said Tuesday.“We think we’ll have some data to be able to go forward this summer” with an RFP, Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), said during a Peter Huessy Breakfast Series event. Maintaining 1950s-era engines has become expensive, and the updated engines would provide more…

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