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During altitude testing, the engines will be evaluated at various simulated altitudes to see how well they perform in different flight conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/02\/20\/tinker-air-force-base-readies-for-b-52-upgrades-as-engines-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\">upgrades slated for the B-52<\/a> will also include new and improved radar, avionics, displays, wheels, brakes and other modernizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stratofortress modernization is central to the Air Force\u2019s plans to reshape its bomber fleet to prepare for a potential war against a major adversary. As the Air Force brings on its newest bomber, the stealth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/air\/2024\/10\/28\/air-force-open-to-greater-b-21-stealth-bomber-role-in-strategy-revamp\/\" target=\"_blank\">B-21 Raider<\/a>, it plans to retire its aging and worn-out B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit fleets. Sometime in the 2030s, the Air Force expects to have a two-bomber fleet consisting of at least 100 B-21s and 76 upgraded B-52Js.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52Hs, which joined the Air Force\u2019s fleet in the early 1960s, are still flying with their original TF33 engines. Those 60-year-old TF33s are now at the end of their working lives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/02\/12\/more-with-less-lacking-parts-airmen-scramble-to-keep-b-52s-flying\/\" target=\"_blank\">finding \u201cnew and creative ways of breaking,\u201d<\/a> as one Air Force Global Strike Command officer said earlier this year. Maintainers are hard-pressed to keep B-52s flying, as spare parts grow scarcer and airmen regularly are increasingly forced to cannibalize other engines to keep operational planes working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52\u2032s planned upgrades are expected to keep them operating into the 2050s and perhaps even to 2060, which would make them nearly a century old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud to have delivered the F130 [critical design review] milestone on time for the B-52J,\u201d said Candice Bineyard, Rolls-Royce\u2019s director of early life cycle and naval programs for defense. \u201cThroughout the detailed design phase, our teams have executed a rigorous process in close collaboration with our partners. We\u2019re excited to start the production work to deliver this incredible and highly reliable engine for the B-52J.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sea-level testing of the F130, which was conducted at Rolls-Royce\u2019s Indianapolis facility, has recently finished, the company said. That testing regimen ran the engine\u2019s first software release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another series of tests to make sure the engines will work in their twin pod configuration, which were held at NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center, took place this summer. Those rapid twin pod tests also helped show Rolls-Royce\u2019s predictions on how the engines would operate were accurate, the company said, which reduced the amount of risk the program faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gulfstream G650 business jet now flies with a version of the F130 engine. 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