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Saturday, October 04, 2014

US Air Force again seeks to upgrade B-52H radars

B-52H StratofortressThe US Air Force is breathing new life into an effort to upgrade the radar systems in its fleet of Boeing B-52H bombers initially announced four years ago.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) on 23 September announced it was seeking technical, performance and cost information for radar systems to replace the Northrop Grumman APQ-166 strategic radars first fielded in the 1950s and most recently upgraded in the 1980s.

The request for information (RFI) will inform a formal analysis of alternatives (AoA) of radar modernisation options for the B-52H fleet in 2020 and beyond, called the strategic radar replacement (SRR) programme.

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