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USAF Modifying More B-52s for Engine, Radar Programs

The U.S. Air Force will take two B-52s from real-world missions and dedicate them for engine and radar testing as the service boasts the delayed programs recently passed key milestones. The service in ...

B-52 Stratofortress Hit New Milestones With Engines And Radar Upgrades

The Cold War-era B-52 bombers are getting modern engines and updated radar systems that will replace the 1960s powerplants ...

GE Aerospace advances XA102 engine toward assembly under Air Force program

GE Aerospace (GE) is moving closer to assembling its first XA102 adaptive cycle engine test asset under the U.S. Air Force’s ...
Army Recognition

U.S. Air Force B-52J Bomber Modernization Advances as New F130 Engine Moves Toward Flight Testing.

The U.S. Air Force’s future B-52J is moving closer to flight testing with its new Rolls-Royce F130 engines, the company said during AFA National, advancing a propulsion upgrade critical to keeping the ...
The Aviationist

B-52’s New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130’s ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...

GE Aerospace just solved its biggest Boeing 777X engine problem with 1 redesign

A newly reworked turbine seal triggers shop inspections and supplier ramp ups as GE lines up revised GE9X deliveries.
New Atlas

Quarterhorse paired with Ramjet-X for high-Mach flight testing

Hermeus has unveiled its latest plans for the Quarterhorse supersonic aircraft, which will be used to launch a high-Mach test ...
Flying

Rolls-Royce Retiring 747 Test Aircraft After 20 Years

Rolls-Royce is retiring its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB) after 20 years of service, during which it accumulated over 2,000 hours of testing. The FTB played a crucial role in the development ...
Flightglobal

Safran advances system testing ahead of 2027 ground trials of open-fan engine front module

Safran Aircraft Engines is ramping up system-level testing for a future open-fan engine as it builds towards full-scale ground tests next year of the front module – including the 4m (13ft)-diameter ...
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Boom Supersonic Gears Up For Engine Prototype Core Testing

COLORADO SPRINGS—Supersonic aircraft developer Boom is nearing completion of a prototype of its in-house produced engine core which is expected to begin ground tests at the company’s Watkins, Colorado ...
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Kratos and GE Aerospace’s Small Engine Testing Gains Altitude

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Boom Supersonic begins testing XB-1 demonstrator’s GE engines

Supersonic aircraft developer Boom has begun testing the engines that power its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Supersonic aircraft developer Boom has begun testing the engines that power its XB-1 ...