Two B-52 aircraft are set to undergo an update to existing radar technology at Port San Antonio as part of a $376 million contract.
will undergo radar modernization as part of a $376 million Boeing contract with the US Air Force at Port San Antonio.
“The arrival of this aircraft is a big deal, and signals the beginning of a key part of our effort to modernize the B-52 fleet,” said Col. Louis Ruscetta, Senior Materiel Leader for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s B-52 Program Office. “AESA will replace 1960s radar technology, and greatly increase the navigation and targeting capabilities of the B-52 in higher threat areas.”
“AESA will replace 1960s radar technology, and greatly increase the navigation and targeting capabilities of the B-52 in higher threat areas,” Ruscetta said.
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