Lockheed Awarded $30 Million Contract to Improve B-52H Mission Computer

Posted on: Jun. 8th, 2004 || Source: lockheedmartin.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

OWEGO, N.Y., June 8, 2004 -- Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract to increase the performance and memory of the mission computer in the U.S. Air Force's B-52H bomber.



"This mission computer upgrade improves the B-52H's ability to deploy new precision weapons, integrate future capabilities and will support the reliability and sustainability of the B-52H until 2040," said Frank C. Meyer, president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego.

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