Boeing: Air Force showing greater interest in B-52 re-engining effort

By Courtney Albon / January 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM
The Air Force's interest in a potential re-engining of the B-52 bomber "has never been more serious" than it is now, Boeing officials told Inside the Air Force this week -- noting that the company expects the service will make a decision on whether to pursue the effort by this spring or summer. Boeing's Bomber Program Director Scot Oathout and B-52 Program Manager James Kroening told ITAF in a Jan. 12 interview that over the last three months,...

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