The B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program completed its critical design review, the Air Force announced today, and the first test plane is expected to begin modification this year. Prime contractor Boeing -- which is also in charge of the Radar Modernization Program for the bomber -- will modify two B-52Hs at its San Antonio facility. Once outfitted with the F130 Rolls-Royce engines as well as related subsystems and avionics, the planes will be redesignated B-52H. “It’s an amazing journey for...