A flight test B-52 arrives at Edwards AFB, California, in December 2025.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
A long-awaited communications upgrade for the B-52 is now not expected to be operational until 2034—about two decades behind an original plan—as the U.S. Air Force’s series of upgrades to the bomber face cost and schedule growth, a new report says. The Government Accountability Office on July 31...
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