USAF Inducts First B-52 For AESA Radar Upgrade

Boeing B-52H

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has inducted the first Boeing B-52H to be modified as a test aircraft for a new radar upgrade with a Raytheon active electronically scanned array (AESA). The first aircraft—identified with registration number 60-061 from the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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