B-2 maintenance plus-up can double sortie rate

The B-2 bomber's sortie rate could be doubled with an extensive maintenance program that would improve both low-observable maintainability and stealth performance, former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Larry D. Welch testified yesterday. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who chaired the House...

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