Rolls-Royce chosen by U.S. for new B-52 engines

British engineering company Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) said it had won a contest to provide engines for the United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers, following a multi-year competition.

Rolls-Royce said its F-130 engines, which will be made at its Indianapolis, Indiana facility, were chosen for the replacement engines for the bombers, beating incumbent supplier Pratt & Whitney, part of U.S. company Raytheon (NYSE:RTN).