What the CBO really likes is prepositioned ships, loaded with equipment. The drawbacks there, of course, include having the wrong equipment for the fight, not having adequate port facilities to offload the equipment, or needing to get into a land-locked country.
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.

