USAF Gets First Radar-Upgraded Boeing B-52 For Flight Testing

Steve Trimble December 11, 2025
Boeing

B-52

Credit: Boeing
The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems, allowing the next phase of the over-budget, $3.3 billion upgrade program to begin. Boeing delivered the upgraded B-52 to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, California...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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