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B-2 stealth aircraft: Northrop Grumman completes software upgrade

Oklahoma City, USA - The aim is improving the bomber's mission readiness

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth bomber, which is part of the Flexible Strike Phase 1 program of the United States Air Force (USAF). It is the first step in a process that will help increase the aircraft's mission capabilities and reduce its maintenance costs. The Falls Church-based aerospace company is USAF's prime contractor for the B-2. "We're...

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Rome, Italy, 04/28/2014 21:47
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