Air Force cancels B-52 jammer program

Published: Feb 10, 2006
Source: wichita.bizjournals.com



A program to add electronic jamming capabilities to the B-52 Stratofortress was canceled by the U.S. Air Force.

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Wichita officials had hoped to win the B-52 Stand off jammer program with plans to perform the modification work in Wichita. Boeing estimated the program would be worth $200 million.

"The tight fiscal environment required hard programmatic choices," says Nicole Van Natter, spokeswoman for the Secretary of the Air Force. "As part of the decision making process, the B-52 Stand off jammer research, development, test and evaluation funding was canceled."

The program would have been operational by 2012.continue..