Rolls-Royce has announced it has launched F130 engine testing at the company’s outdoor test facility at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, U.S., on Mar. 1, 2023. The RR F130 engines were ...

The most recent development with continued B-52 improvement pertains to the well-known re-engining effort for the aircraft. For many years, the Air Force has been working with Boeing and Rolls-Royce ...

In 2021, the Rolls-Royce F130 engines were picked after a commercial bidding process. The engines were derived from the company's BR family of engines that are used for commercial jets.

At NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Rolls-Royce has begun testing of the F130 jet dual-engine pods that will power the US Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber fleet for the ...

A model of the Rolls-Royce engine used to power the iconic B-52 is already in service with the USAF, powering both the C-37 and E-11 BACN aircraft. So far, the new F130 and its commercial family ...

Rolls-Royce will build and test the F130 engines at its Indianapolis, Indiana, facility. The contract win creates demand for 650 engines to be produced at the site.

The F130 engine for the B-52 is a variant of the Rolls-Royce BR725 commercial engine and produces 17,000lb-thrust. The F130 series of engines also power USAF aircraft such as the Bombardier E-11A ...

Rolls-Royce has launched new electronic engine controllers (EECs) for DoD aircraft, including the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines on U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton and U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk ...

Rolls-Royce said it began outdoor testing of its F130 engine at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. The U.S. Air Force chose the F130 to replace the existing powerplants ...