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Air Force

Air Force Releases Final RFP to Replace B-52 Engines

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

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Air Force Releases Final RFP to Replace B-52 Engines

The Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber

The Air Force released May 19 the final request for proposals for industry to build the B-52H Stratofortress’ new propulsion system. The Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) will replace engines on the service’s fleet of 76 B-52H aircraft, manufactured in the 1960s. The goal of the program is to keep the “Buff” flying past 2030 and into the 2050s as the service looks to use it to carry multiple new weapon systems, including hypersonic missiles and the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO)…

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