The Air Force’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposes a significant scope reduction to a major B-2 upgrade after development problems delayed the program’s initial operational capability target date by two years. The FY-21 budget request zeroes out the Northrop Grumman-led B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization effort and transfers $154.7 million to a new B-2 DMS-M display upgrade line -- essentially gutting the requirements for the $3 billion program aimed at upgrading the bomber’s Integrated Air Defense Systems to operate in...
