B-52 Squadrons

Abstract

The B-52H is a long-range bomber capable of delivering the widest variety of nuclear and conventional standoff and direct attack munitions in the Air Force. The Air Force plans to fly the B-52H to at least 2050. The B-52H modernization efforts are needed to perform current and future wartime missions and to ensure relevance, lethality and survivability. Additionally, modernization projects alleviate aircraft obsolescence issues due to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) while at the same time providing improved capabilities to the B-52H weapon system that require significant hardware and software development and testing. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver B-52 weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605831F This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0101113F_7_3600_PB_2021
Change Summary Explanation
Change Summary Explanation FY19: Decrease of (-$35.167M) consists of: SBIR Transfers and reprogramings. FY20: Decrease of (-$2.350M) consists of: ATP (-$4.35M) (Congressional Mark), B-52 Modernization AFGSC Initiative +$2.00M (Congressional Add) FY21: Increase of $4.816M consists of: ATP (-$1.191M), AFMC Test Assets (-$0.028M), CERP (-$0.661M), LCI (-$0.005M), RMP (-$0.308M), Crypto Modernization +4.509M, VLF/LF (-$0.024M), AEHF +$2.524M.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer-Aided Instruction
  • Contracts
  • Data Links
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Intelligence Surveillance And Reconnaissance
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Radar
  • Radio Equipment
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Prototyping
  • Tactical Data Links
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.

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