The U.S. Air Force has announced that the B-52H Stratofortress modified with the new AN/APQ-188 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has been ferried to Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Dec 8. The bomber received the new system at Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas, facility as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP).The service says, “This milestone marks a significant step forward in the aircraft’s ongoing modernization efforts to ensure it remains a critical component of the United States Air Force’s conventional and nuclear long-range strike capabilities”.The arrival also follows comments in August by Lt. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, who said the service was “very close to getting that first radar to Edwards Air Force Base to begin flight test.”In this video, Defense Updates analyzes how new AN/APQ-188 AESA radar is set to bolster B-52? #defenseupdates #b52bomber #b52j Chapters:0:00 TITLE00:11 INTRODUCTION01:22 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN01:56 BACKGROUND02:58 THE STATEMENT04:31 MODERN RADAR07:03 ANALYSIS