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Rolls-Royce svolge, nella sua facility di Indianapolis, test con il motore F130 (derivato dal BR725 commerciale), la proposta del costruttore per l'’U.S. Air Force B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program:
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Verso l' Europa ...
Anche qui ... gloucestershirelive.co.uk ... https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/n ... er-3415138 ...

Anche qui ... gloucestershirelive.co.uk ... https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/n ... er-3415138 ...

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Qualcosa è caduto dal cielo ...


... dailymail.co.uk ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... arden.html ...A homeowner was left stunned after a large metal chunk of aircraft from an American B-52 bomber plummeted from the skies and landed in her front garden.
The unidentified woman contacted police after hearing a 'loud thud' outside her property in Brailes, Warwickshire, at around 5.30pm last Wednesday.
The villager went outside and discovered the piece had broken from the fighter plane () and landed in her front garden, narrowly missing her home.
Aviation experts attended the scene and confirmed the debris was part of a giant B-52 bomber which had been based in the county at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.


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Missione conclusa ... le 'Stratofortezze' rientrano alla base ...
Anche qui ... barksdale.af.mil ... "BTF 20-1 concludes at Fairford" ...

... airforcemag.com ... "Barksdale B-52s Return from Task Force Deployment to Europe" ...Four B-52s and about 300 airmen returned to Barksdale AFB, La., after a four-week task force deployment to Europe that included training exercises throughout that continent and the Middle East.
The bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing flew 32 sorties at its deployed home base of RAF Fairford, England, and trained with 13 total partner nations since first deploying last month.
Anche qui ... barksdale.af.mil ... "BTF 20-1 concludes at Fairford" ...

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Lamiere ... ondulate ...

Anche qui ... popularmechanics.com ... "The B-52 Bomber’s 'Wrinkles' are a Feature, Not a Flaw" ...


... theaviationist.com ... " Let’s Talk About The B-52 Strategic Bomber’s Characteristic “Skin Wrinkles” " ...Not only is the photo remarkable because it pictures a rare (not catastrophic) engine mishap, but also because another peculiar feature of the B-52 is clearly visible: the so-called “beauty wrinkles” on the front fuselage of the iconic bomber.
Our readers have noticed these “wrinkles” or “ripples“.
Commenting our post on social networks, many have suggested they may have been a sign of the airframes aging.
However, they have nothing to do with age of the B-52: they are the visual effect of the aircraft’s skin buckling.
Anche qui ... popularmechanics.com ... "The B-52 Bomber’s 'Wrinkles' are a Feature, Not a Flaw" ...

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RID ha pubblicato, sul suo sito, questa notizia soltanto ... ieri ...
... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phpp ... ,3511.html ...
Solo che ... risale al Settembre scorso ...
... rolls-royce.com ... https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press ... polis.aspx ...
Senza contare che il "nostro" JT8D l'aveva già puntualmente riferita, con tanto di traduzione, in questa stessa pagina, il 16 Settembre dello scorso anno ...

... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phpp ... ,3511.html ...
Solo che ... risale al Settembre scorso ...
... rolls-royce.com ... https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press ... polis.aspx ...
Senza contare che il "nostro" JT8D l'aveva già puntualmente riferita, con tanto di traduzione, in questa stessa pagina, il 16 Settembre dello scorso anno ...

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Rimotorizzazione ... qualcosa (finalmente) si muove ...
... flightglobal.com ... US Air Force issues draft request for proposal to replace B-52 engines ...The US Air Force (USAF) released a draft request for proposal to replace the engines of the ageing Boeing B-52H Stratofortress.
The notice brings the B-52H re-engine programme one step closer to kick off.
The service plans to buy 608 commercial engines – plus additional spare engines and support equipment – enabling it to operate the heavy bombers until at least 2050, a 23 April notice says.
The USAF plans to award a contract in May 2021.
The engines are to be delivered over 17 years.

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Però, di tanto in tanto, il caro, vecchio Buff perde qualche pezzo ...


... airforcemag.com ... "Barksdale B-52 Loses Panel During New Orleans Flyover" ...A B-52 assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lost an access panel during a May 1 flyover to honor individuals on the frontlines of the fight against the new coronavirus in New Orleans.
Around 10:30 a.m. local time, a hand-sized panel from the Stratofortress became dislodged over New Orleans city limits, wing spokesperson 2nd Lt. Aileen Lauer told Air Force Magazine later the same day.
“The panel landed on private property and was quickly recovered by Air Force personnel, in partnership with local authorities,” she said.

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Rimotorizzazione ... si parte ... rilasciata la RFP ...
Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... "US Air Force launches contest to replace the B-52 bomber’s engine" ...

... airforcemag.com ... "USAF Releases B-52 Engine Replacement RFP, Award Expected July 2021" ...The Air Force on May 19 issued its request for proposals on the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, calling for responses by July and a contract award expected in June 2021.
GE Aviation, Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney unit, and Rolls-Royce have all said they will compete.
The service, in the RFP, confirmed it wants to buy a total of 608 engines to equip 76 B-52s, each of which mounts eight engines arrayed two each in four nacelles.
For prototyping purposes, USAF will start with 20 engines - 16 for two aircraft plus four spares.
The first contract will be indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, with production models delivered through 2037.
The B-52 is slated to remain in service through 2050.
Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... "US Air Force launches contest to replace the B-52 bomber’s engine" ...

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Missione in Europa ... e addestramento con i caccia norvegesi in zona artica ...
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Rimotorizzazione ... Rolls-Royce fa formalmente un passo avanti ...
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... airforcemag.com ... "Rolls-Royce Formally Enters B-52 Re-Engining Competition" ...Rolls-Royce formally entered the competition to re-engine the B-52 as expected, offering its F130 engine already in use in some USAF aircraft to power the bomber.
The Air Force on May 19 issued its request for proposals for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, with responses due on July 22 and a contract award expected in June 2021.
In addition to Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation, and Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney will compete for the award.
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I "giganti" tornano in Europa ...

La domanda che sorge spontanea è ... "Saranno 'ospiti' anche dell' Italia"? ...

... airforcemag.com ... "B-52s Deploy to Europe, Train in Norway" ...Six B-52s trained alongside Royal Norwegian F-16s and F-35s in Northern Norway shortly after they deployed to Europe on Aug. 22.
The task force of B-52s deployed to RAF Fairford, England, from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., for a “long-planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa,” U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa said in a release.
La domanda che sorge spontanea è ... "Saranno 'ospiti' anche dell' Italia"? ...

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Da fonte norvegese ...
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Mentre i "giganti" volano in formazione ... i caccia di scorta norvegesi accendono il postbruciatore ...

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Arriva "Laura" ... e i "giganti" sloggiano, per precauzione, da Barksdale ...


... airforcemag.com ... "Barksdale Changes Course, Evacuating Bombers Ahead of Hurricane Laura" ...As Hurricane Laura strengthens to a Category 4 storm, Eighth Air Force is moving most of its 47 or so B-52 bombers at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to other locations and putting base personnel at HURCON 2, the second-highest storm readiness level, rather than evacuating personnel, a 2nd Bomb Wing spokesman said.
Barksdale, which hosts 8th Air Force, Global Strike Command, and about half the Air Force’s B-52H force, is located in northwest Louisiana, almost directly in the path of Laura, which is predicted to skirt the Louisiana/Texas border after making landfall the night of Aug. 26.
The National Hurricane Center predicted Laura will still be at about Category 1 strength, with winds up to 95 miles per hour, when it reaches the vicinity of Shreveport and Bossier City, where Barksdale is located, the morning of Aug. 27.

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Prosegue l'attività dei B-52H inviati in Europa ...
... airforcemag.com ..... "B-52s Fly Over All NATO Member Nations in One Day" ...Six B-52s on Aug. 28 overflew all North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations, both in Europe and in North America, as part of a mission called “Allied Sky” that was designed to “demonstrate NATO solidarity.”
Four B-52s deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, flew over European member nations, while two B-52s from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flew over the U.S. and Canada. All of the bombers are part of Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing.
“U.S. security commitments to the NATO Alliance remain ironclad,” said Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command ...
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A casa ... dopo l'uragano ...richelieu ha scritto: 27 agosto 2020, 0:48 Arriva "Laura" ... e i "giganti" sloggiano, per precauzione, da Barksdale ...![]()
... airforcemag.com ... "Barksdale Changes Course, Evacuating Bombers Ahead of Hurricane Laura" ...
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... airforcemag.com ... Barksdale Bombers Home, Operations Back to Normal ...The 2nd Bomb Wing’s B-52s have returned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and operations there have returned to a normal operating tempo just two days after Hurricane Laura swept toward nearby Shreveport and threatened grave damage, a wing spokesman said.
Laura was still a Category 1 storm pushing winds in excess of 85 miles per hour when it passed within a few miles of Barksdale, in northwest Louisiana, but the base itself saw far less fierce winds and only suffered minor damage and flooding, the spokesman said.
Airmen on base took precautionary measures, such as boarding up windows and deploying sandbags in areas prone to flooding during heavy rains.

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Volo di addestramento sul Mar Baltico ...
Singolare il fatto che la presenza dei B-52 in Europa e la partecipazione di velivoli italiani alle loro operazioni di volo sia tuttora ignorata dal sito dell'Aeronautica Militare ...

... airforcemag.com ... B-52s Train With 6 Nations Over Baltic Sea ...Three USAF B-52s flew through the Baltic Sea region on Aug. 31, training with aircraft from six nations and flying over Latvia just days after a Russian aircraft reportedly violated NATO airspace to intercept another B-52.
During the Aug. 31 flight, the B-52s, which are deployed as part of the bomber task force at RAF Fairford, U.K., trained with aircraft from Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Portugal, then flew over Riga, Latvia, according to a U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa release.
A USAF KC-135 from RAF Mildenhall, U.K., supported the bomber flight.
Singolare il fatto che la presenza dei B-52 in Europa e la partecipazione di velivoli italiani alle loro operazioni di volo sia tuttora ignorata dal sito dell'Aeronautica Militare ...

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Un altro decennio di miglioramenti consentirà al B-52 ulteriori tre decenni di vita ...
(*) ... Questo non è esatto ... in realtà l'ultimo B-52H (61-0040) venne consegnato al 4136th SW il 26 Ottobre 1962 ... circa 58 anni fa ...

… airforcemag.com … BUFF Up …The nearly 60-year-old B-52 will be the workhorse of the Air Force’s bomber fleet another 30 years at least, reinvigorated with upgrades to boost its range, power, sensors, and bomb-carrying capacity.
Once complete, Air Force Global Strike Command’s improvements to its 76 B-52s will provide the equivalent of an extra 22 bombers’ worth of weapon-carrying capacity.
The multitude of upgrades are already well underway and will continue into the late 2020s, providing aircraft built in the 1950s and ’60s - the last B-52 was built in 1963 (*) - with modern engines and radars, new capability to carry more smart weapons internally, new communications and connectivity, and the ability to deliver the most advanced missiles in USAF’s inventory.
B-52s will also remain a key part of the American nuclear deterrent.
The changes are significant enough that the upgraded bombers could be redesignated from B-52H to “B-52H+” or “B-52J.”
(*) ... Questo non è esatto ... in realtà l'ultimo B-52H (61-0040) venne consegnato al 4136th SW il 26 Ottobre 1962 ... circa 58 anni fa ...

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Appoggio dell'AMI a B-52H impegnati in una missione di addestramento molto particolare ...

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… airforcemag.com … Barksdale B-52s Cross Ocean Twice, Participate in Elephant Walk in 2-Day Span …Two B-52H Stratofortresses from the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., left the installation on the evening of Oct. 13, flew nonstop to Europe to train with NATO over the North Sea, and returned the next night, 2nd Bomb Wing spokesperson Capt. Christopher Sullivan told Air Force Magazine.
The “crossover exercise” aimed to help USAF more effectively work together with its NATO partners ...
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On their way there and back, the BUFFs received fuel from USAF, as well as the Dutch, German, and Italian air forces ...
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In volo verso gli anni Cinquanta ... (articolo sponsorizzato da Collins Aerospace) ...
… aviationweek.com … B-52 Bomber Preparing To Fly Into 2050 …

… aviationweek.com … B-52 Bomber Preparing To Fly Into 2050 …

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In addestramento sul Mare di Barents ...
Anche qui … airforcemag.com … Maintenance Issues Force B-52 to Divert During Bomber Task Force Mission …
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… eucom.mil … U.S.-Based B-52 Bomber Conducts Mission Over Barents Sea …The latest Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission in Europe occurred Thursday over the Barents Sea as a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft conducted integration operations with NATO Allies.
The bomber, assigned to Minot Air Force Base’s 5th Bomb Wing in North Dakota, departed Thursday and flew to designated locations where the bomber integrated with Greek and Norwegian F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and conducted aerial refueling operations with U.S. and Turkish KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.
Upon completion of the missions, the aircraft and crew immediately returned to North Dakota.
Missions like this demonstrate America’s continual global strike and global reach capabilities through the employment of strategic bombers.
The mission originally involved two bomber aircraft, but one aircraft safely diverted to RAF Fairford, England, Thursday afternoon due to a maintenance issue.
Anche qui … airforcemag.com … Maintenance Issues Force B-52 to Divert During Bomber Task Force Mission …
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Scopo della missione?
La deterrenza ...
(*) … centcom.mil … U.S. Bombers Operate In CENTCOM …

La deterrenza ...
… airforcemag.com … B-52s Fly Direct to the Persian Gulf from Barksdale …Two B-52s flew directly to the Persian Gulf from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., in what the military says is a message of deterrence to Iran.
The bombers, from the 2nd Bomb Wing, took off from their home base Dec. 9 and integrated with other U.S. Air Force and partner nation aircraft during the long-range mission, according to a U.S. Central Command release (*).
The tasking came on a short notice, with the goal of proving the U.S. can send bombers anywhere, anytime.
(*) … centcom.mil … U.S. Bombers Operate In CENTCOM …

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Ora ne hanno nuovamente bisogno ...“AMARG, this is 60-034, a cold warrior that stood sentinel over America from the darkest days of the Cold War to the global fight against terror.
Take good care of her …. until we need her again.”
… theaviationist.com … “Wise Guy” is Back! Regenerated After 10 Years At the “Boneyard” B-52H Flies Again After PDM at Tinker AFB …“Wise Guy”, the B-52H Stratofortress bomber tail number 60-034, is preparing to return to service with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.
The aircraft was filmed flying from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where the aircraft had arrived on Apr. 1, 2020, to undergo programmed depot maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex.
The PDM is the final part of a three-phase process to regenerate the aircraft and make it able to return back to active service as a conventional weapons-only long range heavy bomber.
"60-034" è un B-52H-150-BW prodotto da Boeing nello stabilimento di Wichita e fa parte di un lotto di 12 velivoli (da 60-0034 a 60-0045) ...

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... It is still “too early to say”...

… defensenews.com … ‘Too early to say’ when B-52 engine contract will be awarded …This summer, the U.S. Air Force expects to have all the data it needs from the three defense companies competing to replace the B-52 bomber’s engines, but it is still “too early to say” when a contract will be awarded, a top general said Feb. 25.
The service is waiting for the three competitors - General Electric, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt & Whitney - to provide more information about proposals each company submitted last year, according to Gen. Timothy Ray, who leads Air Force Global Strike Command.
“The request for proposals is out,” he told reporters during a roundtable hosted during the Air Force Association’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
“We should have this summer the answers back from the competitors to be considered. And so then, from that process, we’ll go from there.”

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Pratt & Whitney si candida al re-engine del B-52 con il PW800, forte della sua precedente esperienza sul velivolo:
https://www.md80.it/2021/03/13/pratt-wh ... -del-b-52/
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Sono anni che stanno discutendo dell'eventuale ri-motorizzazione dei B-52H ... nel frattempo i costi ...

… airforcemag.com … B-52 Re-Engining Cost Up 9% Due to Fresh Data, ‘Industrial ‘Realities’ …The total program cost of re-engining the B-52H fleet of 76 airplanes will be about $11 billion, a 9 percent jump over a previous estimate because of more up-to-date data, Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth told lawmakers June 17.
Roth told the Senate Armed Services Committee that recent press reports of a 50 percent increase are incorrect.
This new number reflects information obtained from virtual prototyping of the system, along with “a re-assessment of the requirement” and the inherent complexity of integrating a modern, commercial engine onto the “aging platform that the B-52 is,” he said.
The cost increase also takes into account the “realities of buying from the current industrial base,” Roth said.
The Air Force was not immediately able to provide precise numbers, or whether the 9 percent is a base year or then-year cost.
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Le Stratofortezze ritornano nel Pacifico ...
… airforcemag.com … Minot B-52s Head to Guam for Bomber Task Force Deployment …
Anche se non è esplicitamente citata ... sembra chiaro che questo sia un ulteriore avviso nei confronti della Cina ...

… airforcemag.com … Minot B-52s Head to Guam for Bomber Task Force Deployment …
Anche se non è esplicitamente citata ... sembra chiaro che questo sia un ulteriore avviso nei confronti della Cina ...
As part of this deployment, the bombers will take part in Talisman Saber 2021.
The exercise will include more than 17,000 personnel from Australia and the U.S., along with participants from Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
India, Indonesia, France, and Germany will observe, Pentagon spokesman John F. Kirby said during a July 14 briefing.
The exercise “will strengthen our relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners and enhance collective capability to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific,” he said.
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Rimotorizzazione ... sarà la volta buona?

… defensenews.com … US Air Force to declare winner of B-52 engine replacement competition as soon as this month …A contract award for new engines for the venerable B-52 bomber is “imminent” and could occur as early as this month, the U.S. Air Force’s top acquisition officials said Tuesday.
The service is set to decide whether General Electric, Rolls-Royce or Pratt & Whitney will produce modified commercial engines to outfit the B-52, which is set to fly through at least 2050.
“We’re starting to wrap that work up. It shouldn’t be much longer,” said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, the Air Force’s top uniformed officer for acquisition.
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Oltre alla rimotorizzazione ... vi sarà qualcosa d'altro ...

… airforcemag.com … Contract for New B-52 Engines ‘Imminent’ …Boeing will integrate the selected engine onto the B-52, converting the jet’s old analog engine controls to digital ones.
While Boeing provided “information” to the Air Force about which engines were relatively easier or harder to integrate - and what other changes might be required - the company did not make a recommendation of any particular engine, a Boeing program official said.
Boeing will decide how the engines should be placed on the wings and whether to mount them in twin-engine nacelles, as the TF33s are mounted now.
The official said the disused infrared blisters on the aircraft’s nose will be removed to improve airflow to the new engines, restoring the aircraft’s original profile.
In addition to the B-52’s engines, the Air Force is planning to replace the bomber’s radar, communications systems, and much of the cockpit.
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Rimotorizzazione ... ha vinto Rolls-Royce ...
Anche qui … rolls-royce.com … Rolls-Royce North America selected to power the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program …
Dalla pagina "Contracts" del DoD (AIR FORCE) ...
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… airforcemag.com … Rolls-Royce Wins B-52 Re-Engining Program Worth $2.6 Billion …The Air Force has selected Rolls-Royce North America as its contractor for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, or CERP, which will supply new F130 powerplants for all 76 of Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52H bombers, the Pentagon announced Sep. 24.
If all options are exercised, the work is worth $2.6 billion.
The F130 engine is flying on the C-37 transport and E-11 BACN (Battlefield Airborne Communications Node) aircraft.
The first part of the indefinite quantity-indefinite delivery contract is worth $500.9 million.
The contract calls for Rolls to supply 608 engines, to equip 76 B-52s with eight engines each, with manufacture and installation to be completed by Sept. 23, 2038.
Rolls said the actual number of powerplants, including spares, is 650.
The Air Force did not say when the installs will begin.
The engines will be built at Rolls’s Indianapolis, Ind., facilities, where the company said it has invested $600 million in an “advanced manufacturing campus.”
The work will require 150 new hires, the company said.
The contract value is substantially below initial estimates, which ran as much as $10 billion for the CERP.
Anche qui … rolls-royce.com … Rolls-Royce North America selected to power the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program …
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Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, has been awarded an estimated $500,870,458 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a six-year base period for B-52 Replacement Engines, with a potential total of $2,604,329,361 if all options are exercised.
This contract provides for 608 commercial engines plus spare engines, associated support equipment and commercial engineering data, to include sustainment activities, to be used on the B-52H bomber fleet.
The location of performance is Indianapolis, Indiana, and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 23, 2038.
This award is the result of a competitive acquisition in which one solicitation was posted and four offers were received.
Fiscal 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $5,464,452 are being obligated at the time of award.
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8107-21-D-0001).
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Aggiungo anche in italiano dal Portale riguardo la vittoria di Rolls-Royce con il motore F130 per la rimotorizzazione del B-52 nell'ambito del programma Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP):
https://www.md80.it/2021/09/25/rolls-ro ... t-program/
Paolo
https://www.md80.it/2021/09/25/rolls-ro ... t-program/
Paolo
"La corsa di decollo è una metamorfosi, ecco una quantità di metallo che si trasforma in aeroplano per mezzo dell'aria. Ogni corsa di decollo è la nascita di un aeroplano" (Staccando l'ombra da terra - D. Del Giudice)


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I nuovi motori per il B-52H ... parla Rolls-Royce ...
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… airforcemag.com … Rolls-Royce Digitally Modeled Wing and Pylon With Engine to Win B-52 Contract …To win the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, Rolls-Royce digitally “built” the bomber’s wing with the company’s F130 engines installed to demonstrate its advantages, Rolls-Royce North America President and CEO Tom Bell said in an online seminar.
“We digitally integrated that engine into the pod, into the pylon, into the wing, and dynamically modeled the entire system of operation to model for the customer exactly how efficient that product would be on that wing,” which was “designed … in the 1950s, early 60s,” Bell said in a streaming discussion with Defense One.
He also revealed that Rolls’ proposal calls for modifying the wing “as little as possible” in order to reduce risk.
With the digital model, “We were able to demonstrate for the Air Force … how our engine, and this approach, would lower their integration risk, so as to integrate this engine efficiently, affordably, and on schedule,” Bell said.
The digital model also demonstrated how maintenance could be accomplished more easily, he said.
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