A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, sits on the flight line, Oct 24, 2019. Consistent training and exercising validates the B-2's ability to respond to challenges all over the globe. (Sr. Airman Thomas Barley/Air Force)
Defense News: The Air Force is massively scaling back a major upgrade for the B-2 stealth bomber
WASHINGTON — After years of delays and technical issues, the Air Force is restructuring a key B-2 modernization program, transforming it from a suite of technologies meant to help the bomber evade Russia and China into a less ambitious cockpit display upgrade.
In the Air Force’s fiscal year 2021 budget request, the service zeroes out the Defensive Management System Modernization program, or DMS-M, over the next five years. Instead, it intends to put about $155 million toward a cockpit upgrade that will include a more advanced graphics processor and modernized displays.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 13, 2020
B-2 Stealth Bombers Are Getting Upgraded Cockpits as DoD Seeks Billions for B-21 Build -- Sputnik
For F-22 and F-35 demo pilots, aggressive manoeuvres are just part of the job -- Flight Magazine
US service member killed in non-combat incident in Afghanistan -- The Hill
DoD looks to divert $3.8B from weapons programs to border wall -- UPI
FIRE!: The Navy's New Torpedo Will Make American Submarines Even Deadlier -- National Interest
Navy preps stealthy USS Zumwalt for new lasers, missiles and guns -- FOX News/Warrior Maven
Bataan ARG and 26th MEU complete passage through Strait of Hormuz -- UPI
Raytheon nabs $35.9M for work on Navy's over-the-horizon missile system -- UPI
Army to invest $3B in new handheld radios -- C4ISRNet
The Army's Anti-Tank Javelin Missiles Are Getting A Range Upgrade -- National Interest
The Army is offering select Green Berets up to $100,000 to stay in the service -- Task & Purpose
Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall -- Defense News
Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit -- CNBC
Top Armed Services Republican: Pentagon using $3.8B on border wall 'requires Congress to take action' -- The Hill
Pentagon Mulls Space National Guard Options -- Air Force Magazine
US national security concerns return to spotlight as new investment regulations set in -- SCMP
In standoff with Iran, U.S. sailors say the threat level was unlike anything they had seen in years -- Washington Post
China threatens Pacific stability, US commander warns, citing ‘military intimidation and outright corruption’ -- SCMP/Reuters
US sends three aircraft along Taiwan Strait after back-to-back Chinese drills near Taiwan -- Stars and Stripes
NATO plans expanded training mission in Iraq -- Defense News
NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK -- Military Times/AP
Munich Report: NATO funding quarrels mask a more sinister threat to the Alliance -- Defense News
Russia alarmed by U.S. Air Force visit to Norwegian island -- Reuters
Aircraft Carriers: This Icon Of U.S. Power Is More Sinkable Than Ever But Hard To Kill Off -- Investors Business Daily
India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant Set for 2022 Commissioning -- Naval News
Mystery as Royal Navy's £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set to slink back to Portsmouth at 4am -- Posrtmouth News
A new anti-drone system shows promising results -- Asia Times
You Can't Stop This Fighter Jet: Why Israel's Air Force Rules -- National Interest
War on Autopilot? It Will Be Harder Than the Pentagon Thinks -- Patrick Tucker, Defense One
