B-2 Bomber Radar Modernization Program Passes Test, With Limits

By Gabe Starosta / January 28, 2011 at 10:44 PM
The B-2 bomber is getting closer to receiving a radar upgrade, but software problems and other technical issues continue to hold back the aircraft's Radar Modernization Program, according to an annual report released by the Pentagon on Jan. 12. The 2010 report, issued by Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Michael Gilmore, gives a mostly positive assessment of the B-2 radar upgrade program, or RMP. The program had previously completed development of Mode Set 1 (MS1) -- which tested the...

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