“There’s a lot that can go wrong on the program management side,” Col. Louis Ruscetta, senior materiel leader of the B-52 division, said of the bomber’s upcoming modernization. “We have to try to manage and reduce what can go wrong.”
By Valerie InsinnaWhy cloud modernization is critical to multi-domain operations
JADC2 is a forcing function, driving digital transformation of network infrastructure.
Rolls-Royce beat out General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, the latter of whom produced the TF33 engines currently used on the B-52.
By Aaron Mehta
A contract for one of three companies is “imminent,” per top Air Force officials.
By Aaron Mehta
Darlene Costello, acting Air Force acquisition head, has issued a guidance document, called the Digital Building Code, for implementing the service’s ambitious digital revolution.
By Theresa Hitchens
Rolls-Royce, GE Aviation, and Pratt & Whitney have invested hundreds of thousands of hours of digital engineering on the podded mount for the digital engines to virtually attach to the bomber’s wing, as well as on other tests such as understanding airflow properties of the aircraft.
presented by Rolls-Royce
With hundreds of thousands of hours of digital engineering work done, Rolls-Royce is well ahead of schedule for the F130 engine development.
By Breaking Defense
“Certainly, we’re in the in the conversation for the HACM as that gets developed,” Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray said.
By Theresa Hitchens
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
Combatant Commanders for European Command and Indo-Pacific Command see bombers with hypersonic capabilities as “incredibly, incredibly valuable,” says Gen. Timothy Ray.
By Theresa Hitchenspresented by Rolls-Royce
In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program.
By Breaking Defense
“How are we going to employ hypersonic weapons, what do they bring to the battlefield?,” asks Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, commander of the 8th Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Air Force hopes replacing the engines will keep the venerable B-52 in the air through 2050 — just two years shy of a century.
By Theresa Hitchens
