Cold War bomber, 21st century bill: B-52 upgrade faces fire

Cold War bomber, 21st century bill: B-52 upgrade faces fire

The B-52’s radar upgrade has exceeded cost projections, triggering a Nunn-McCurdy breach and reigniting debate over whether modernizing the Cold War era bomber is still viable. The B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP)—a key step in converting the B-52H to the B-52J—has overrun its budget by 17%, surpassing the 15% threshold that mandates congressional review, according […] The post Cold War bomber, 21st century bill: B-52 upgrade faces fire ap…

B-52 Bomber Upgrade Program’s Multi-Billion Dollar Cost Overruns Could Force Deep Cuts

Work on the modernisation of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet to the B-52J next generation standard has faced a further major hurdle, as cost overruns with the B-52 Radar Modernisation Program have triggered a law requiring the Air Force to notify Congress - a Nunn-McCurdy cost breach. The Nunn-McCurdy Act requires the services to inform Congress when a program’s cost or schedule estimate has increased substantially from its approved level…

Air Force Sec to notify Congress of B-52 cost breach - ExchangeMonitor

(Page 1) The U.S. Air Force said on Thursday that the program executive officer for bombers at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center submitted a program