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USAF Undertaking Cost Reduction for B-52 Modernization

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024

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USAF Undertaking Cost Reduction for B-52 Modernization

U.S. Air Force mechanics from Barksdale AFB, La., inspect the inside of a B-52H engine cowling at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, during Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4 on July 22 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

DAYTON, Ohio--The U.S. Air Force is undertaking a cost reduction effort for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) and the Radar Modernization Program (RMP), which has not reached but is abutting a significant Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breach of 15 percent over the baseline. The military services must notify the congressional defense committees of such cost breaches. The Air Force is also taking a look at CERP, which is moving to put Rolls-Royce F130 engines on the bomber to replace…

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