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B-52 Re-Engine Request for Proposals Expected in March

B-52 Re-Engine Request for Proposals Expected in March
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on a higher headquarters-directed Continuous Bomber Presence mission in support of exercise Pitch Black 18 in Australia’s Northern Territory Aug. 6, 2018 (HST). Bilateral training between the United States and allies like Australia increases interoperability and strengthens our long-standing military-to-military partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force is on track to release a request for proposals to procure new engines for the service’s oldest bomber aircraft within the next month, the service’s top acquisition civilian said Feb. 28. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Will Roper told reporters the service plans to use other transaction authorities to buy new engines for the venerable B-52 strategic bomber fleet. “Our goal is to get industry working quickly,” he said at…

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