28-07-2026 02:29 via defenseone.com

Air Force will resume B-52 radar testing with second bomber following deadly crash

DAYTON, Ohio—Air Force officials plan to resume B-52 radar development with another Stratofortress after a deadly crash killed the eight-person crew onboard one of the bombers last month during a test flight. On June 15, a B-52 Stratofortress crashed in California during a test flight as part of the Air Force’s radar modernization program, which is aimed at keeping the service’s 75 Cold War-era bombers in the skies until at least the 2050s. The service had already planned
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