As the Air Force approaches the most extensive modernization effort its small B-2 bomber fleet will likely ever undergo, the task of identifying a test aircraft has proven more difficult than expected. The $2.7 billion B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization program, led by aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman, is designed to address obsolescence issues to keep the stealthy bomber flying to 2058. The program achieved milestone B last March and will integrate new antennas, receivers and displays to improve situational awareness...
