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USAF May Submit Cost Report on B-52 Re-Engining in Coming Weeks

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USAF May Submit Cost Report on B-52 Re-Engining in Coming Weeks
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Acker, 20th Bomb Squadron navigator, inspects the sniper pod on a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale AFB, La. on Aug. 1 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force may deliver a Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) on the B-52H Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) in the coming weeks. Last September, the Air Force awarded Rolls-Royce a contract worth potentially $2.6 billion through fiscal 2038 for the re-engining of the Boeing [BA] B-52 bomber with the F130 engine, based on Rolls-Royce’s commercial BR725 carried on Gulfstream [GD] G650 business jets (Defense Daily, Sept. 24, 2021). The fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act provides that “not more than 75 percent” of fiscal 2022 CERP funds…

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