Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
With hundreds of thousands of hours of digital engineering work done, Rolls-Royce is well ahead of schedule for the F130 engine development.
Directed energy thermal management, infrared suppression, virtual reality maintenance, and a reusable hypersonic capability are just a few innovations coming out of 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.