Air Force Flight Test Center Commander Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke recently paid his first visit to Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFS, Tenn., after which he told Shelbyville (Tenn.) Times-Gazette that it delivers “more diverse capability” than he realized. Bedke said, “I knew it as the wind tunnel place.”
The Air Force expects to start modifying its first B-52H Stratofortress bomber with new engines and other upgrades later this year, following the successful review of the Commercial Engine Replacement Program’s design.