Rolls-Royce and USAF teams tested the F130 engine at AEDC in Tennessee, validating performance in tough conditions.

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130's ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...

Rolls-Royce has completed altitude and operability testing of the F130 engine, a key milestone in the USAF B-52 re-engining program toward the B-52J standard.

The planned replacement of aging Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-103s is intended to keep the B-52s flying after the B-1 and B-2 bombers retire in the 2030s, when the upgraded Stratofortress and ...

The new facility at Tulsa International Airport is expected to support NASA missions and bring high-paying aerospace jobs to ...

The B-1 is powered by four engines that push out over 30,000 lbs. of thrust each. With such a high workload, they occasionally need maintenance. We got to watch a fiery test up close and personal. A B ...

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The RL60 next generation cryogenic upper-stage rocket engine has achieved another set of milestones, as all major components have been independently tested and delivered to the assembly floor at Pratt ...

India has achieved a major space milestone as Agnikul Cosmos successfully test fired three 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket ...

Thirty years ago there was no Internet, laptop computers or CDs; Gerald Ford was president; “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was on TV; and “Jaws” was at the movies. But in South Mississippi, NASA ...

Engine manufacturer Everllence is upgrading a research engine test bench at its site in Augsburg, Germany, to run on hydrogen ...