Boeing begins first U.S. Air Force B-52 radar upgrades


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Jun 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Boeing announced on Thursday that the first U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft has arrived at the company to begin upgrades as part of the Radar Modernization Program (RMP).

Following the on-schedule completion of the radar program Critical Design Review, Boeing began low-rate initial production of the new radar system for operational test and evaluation. Work on B-52 modernization takes place at Boeing sites in Oklahoma City and San Antonio, the announcement said.

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