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Most B-52 Upgrades Behind Schedule or over Budget, GAO Finds
A federal watchdog said 10 of 13 modernization programs are over budget, behind schedule or underperforming as costs rise 38% to more than $15 billion.
- Ten of 13 programs to keep B-52s flying are over budget, behind schedule, or underperforming, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The Air Force is spending an estimated $21 billion to maintain the 76 aging bombers.
- Costs for the engine program have risen 38% to more than $15 billion since 2018, while radar program expenses are up more than 30% to $2.9 billion. These two efforts represent the costliest modernization projects.
- B-52s now spend an average of 340 days in maintenance, up 55% since 2020, as mechanics wait on parts. In June, a B-52 supporting the radar effort crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, destroying one of two test aircraft.
- The Government Accountability Office recommends the Air Force delay engine production until it addresses recent cost and schedule problems. The Air Force partially agreed with this recommendation in its written response.
- With full-year 2027 spending bills unfinished, Congress is preparing a stopgap measure that bars the Pentagon from starting new programs. The House-passed version of the 2027 defense policy bill would authorize money to speed construction of a new maintenance hangar.
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Most B-52 upgrades behind schedule or over budget, GAO finds
(The Center Square) – Ten of the 13 programs meant to keep the B-52 flying into the 2050s are over budget, behind schedule or underperforming, a federal watchdog found, including new engines and radar.
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(The Center Square) – Ten of the 13 programs meant to keep the B-52 flying into the 2050s are over budget, behind schedule or underperforming, a federal watchdog found, including new engines and radar.
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