Raytheon Technologies unit Collins Aerospace has secured a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the ‘B-52 Wheel and Brake System Improvement’ programme.
The contract will see Collins Aerospace design and develop a new wheel and carbon brake for the platform. The programme will result in retrofitting of 77 aircraft.
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According to the company, the latest contract award comes as the USAF extends the operational service life of the B-52 Stratofortress long-range multirole bomber into the 2050s.
Collins Aerospace Landing Systems vice-president Ajay Mahajan said: “Since the first Stratofortress variant took flight in the 1950s, Collins Aerospace has been on board.
“Our world-class engineers will develop a solution that offers seamless technology insertion to help sustain the B-52 as it continues flying for another three decades.”
The B-52H is the USAF’s principal strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform that supports the US Navy in anti-surface and submarine warfare missions.
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By GlobalDataCurrently, Collins supplies numerous systems such as generators, communication and navigation systems, environmental control systems, as well as engine systems and sensors for the B-52.
The company is actively working with the USAF and the bomber’s manufacturer Boeing to explore how it can further support modernisation efforts with respect to B-52.
Collins is a provider of wheels and brakes for the USAF’s F-15, F-16, C-5, C-130 and Global Hawk fleets.
The company has also completed wheel and brake upgrades for several global air forces.
Last month, Collins Aerospace received an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) modification contract from the USAF for the service’s new fast-jet reconnaissance pod, dubbed ‘MS-110 multispectral airborne reconnaissance system’.
