U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon $603 million for B-52 radar
The awards support a radar overhaul for all 76 B-52Hs, but officials say the program has faced delays and rising costs.
- The Air Force awarded Raytheon a $603 million contract to produce and sustain AN/APQ-188 radar systems for the B-52 fleet, while Boeing received nearly $163 million for bomb rack modernization kits.
- These awards support the broader B-52 Radar Modernization Program, replacing the aircraft's Cold War-era AN/APQ-166 radar with active electronically scanned array technology to improve situational awareness and target identification.
- The program has faced significant schedule delays and cost growth, with total estimated costs rising to $2.58 billion as the Air Force works to manage expenses for the 76-bomber fleet.
- Data from ongoing flight evaluations will inform the retrofit of all 76 B-52 aircraft, which the Air Force expects to be operational by the third quarter of fiscal 2030.
- The radar overhaul is one of 13 upgrades meant to keep the Eisenhower-era bomber flying through the 2050s, part of a modernization effort expected to total about $21 billion.
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USAF Gives Raytheon, Boeing $766M for B-52 Radar Upgrades
The Pentagon on Aug. 25 announced a pair of Air Force contracts to Raytheon and Boeing, totaling more than $766 million, for advance work on adding new radars to the B-52H Stratofortress. The bigger of the two deals went to Raytheon Technologies as an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $603 million to equip B-52s with new AN/APQ-188 radars. Boeing’s contract is for $163 million to build and deliver bomb rack moderniz…
U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon $603 million for B-52 radar
The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a contract with a ceiling value of $603 million to produce and sustain a new radar for the B-52 bomber fleet, the Department of War announced. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers production and sustainment of the AN/APQ-188 radar, which is replacing the B-52’s Cold War-era AN/APQ-166 system. The Air Force […]
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, based at the Wright-Patterson Air Base in Ohio, has awarded Raytheon (RTX Corporation) an undefined quantity and delivery contract (IDIQ) with a $603 million expense ceiling for the production and support of radars for Boeing B-52 bombardment aircraft....
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