The Pentagon’s latest Selected Acquisition Report shows a schedule slip for the Air Force’s B-2 bomber radar modernization program. This comes as no surprise since service officials reported earlier to Congress about the B-2 getting kicked out of its spectrum. USAF tried to speed up its radar modernization program because the new equipment would incorporate the frequency change, but the new antenna requires more technical maturity, as noted by the House Appropriations Committee in its markup of the 2008 defense spending bill. The slip in this program could be six months or more.
The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the Air Force in fiscal 2027 would include billions of dollars in additional spending on advanced next-generation fighters, trainer aircraft, hypersonic missiles and more. But an expert close to Air Force issues said the service’s asks are paltry compared to the massive $1.5 trillion topline…
